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Phase 1; an Overview
Project Redirect is a large project that consists of many milestones that must be completed for a successful high altitude balloon flight. The milestones that need to be completed can be separated into two phases. Phase 1 is currently active. The goals of phase 1 are as follows: Setup and test the FTS (Flight Test…
Painting
In the past few weeks we have been focusing on finishing the assembly of the parachute segment. With the internal module complete, we moved on to the outer shell. This shell will be made from a large cardboard like tube and will protect the internal components from damage. It will also provide a mounting point…
What is a high altitude balloon? (Part 2)
Part one here. High Altitude Balloons (HABs) are a unique system that are capable of carrying payloads to near space at a low cost. HABs are made up of many different components, the most significant of these are the balloon, parachute and payload. Balloon Their are two types of balloons. The most common is a…
Pilot
The original design of the parachute system used ballistic deployment. This meant the system would use springs, CO2, or pyrotechnics to force the chute from the tube it was stored in. The main advantage of a ballistic parachute system is that the significant speed of the parachute after launch, decreases deployment time of the parachute….
Progress
During the past few weeks we have been working on the camera system, one of the many components of the test payload. Originally, we planned to have the camera software completed by October 20th. Unfortunately, we repeatedly ran into errors and bugs, some of these were resolved in a few minutes, while others took days…
Setbacks
This week we returned to working on the parachute system. With the new receiver, we were able to set up the release servo motors. After some testing, we realized that the servos we originally planned to use did not fit our specifications. Fortunately, we were able to repurpose some other servos we had on hand….
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