Team Documents

Work Breakdown Structure (W.B.S.)

Project Schedule

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Team Forms

Research

Background

Sensors

Telemetry

Tracking

Microcontroller

Power

I.C. Packaging 

Team Meetings

Fall Semester

Spring Semester

Research Links

Background

PowerPoint presentation and a paper by Ralph Lorenz on low cost, small scale testing of descent probe with parachute.

http://www.mrc.uidaho.edu/~atkinson/ENGR204/Documents/Lorenz2003.ppt
http://www.mrc.uidaho.edu/entryws/abs/abs_Dooley.html

Wikipidia search result for “earth’s atmosphere”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth%27s_atmosphere

Wikipidia search result for “atmospheric pressure” – with equation
describing 1st order approx. of altitude vs. pressure.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmospheric_pressure

NASA’s atmospheric/space models

http://modelweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/index.html

NASA’s atmospheric models – available in C or Fortran code

http://modelweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/atmos/atmos_index.html

Here is a paper summarizing the planetary probe workshop in Greece this summer.  It refers to the SCRAMP design (pg 67) and talks about lessons learned in other space probe missions.

http://web.ims.demokritos.gr/IPPW-3/index_files/Book%20of%20abstracts.pdf

Space Mission History                 

http://www.solarviews.com/eng/craft2.htm

Balloons in Planetary Research       

http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Lighter_than_air/Planetary/LTA16.htm

Early Re-Entry Vehicles                 

http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Evolution_of_Technology/reentry/Tech19.htm

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Sensors

Lorenz’s “Flight and attitude dynamics measurements of an instrumented  Frisbee” a lot of relevant sensor-related info

     http://www.analog.com/en/cat/0,2878,764,00.html    

Guidelines for selecting an accelerometer          

     http://old.kistler.com/web/article.nsf/KIWEBArticlesByNumber/000-277/$File/000-277e-       

       09.00.pdf

Analog app notes – phase and frequency response of iMEMS Gyros and

Accelerometers

     http://www.analog.com/UploadedFiles/Application_Notes/51880672750997AN668_0.pdf

MEMS Gyroscopes                                         

     http://www.invensense.com/Papers/MEMSGyroComp.pdf

A Critical Review of MEMS Gyroscopes Technology and Commercialization Status includes different types of MEMS Gyros and principle of operation

     http://www.invensense.com/Papers/MEMSGyroComp.pdf

List of general Honeywell magnetic sensor

- General Intro:

http://www.position-sensors.com/

- Some sensors that might work:

http://shop.ssec.honeywell.com/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=6&subcat=

10&cat=HMC1xxx+%2F+HMC6xxx+%2D+Products+and+Accessories

Honeywell magnetic sensor Datasheets, Application notes, Technical
articles other support info

     http://www.magneticsensors.com/datasheets.html#datasheets

Honeywell Solid State Pressure Sensors          

     http://www.alliedelec.com/catalog/pf.asp?FN=1119.pdf

Honeywell Solid State Pressure Sensors: Continued from above

     http://www.alliedelec.com/catalog/pf.asp?FN=1120.pdf

Low Cost, Stainless Steel Isolated Pressure Sensors                

     http://www.alliedelec.com/catalog/pf.asp?FN=1125.pdf

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Telemetry

Power Point Presentation by Bob Bruninga                  

     http://web.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/APRSbyBob.ppt#1

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Tracking

The COMPLETE APRS protocol reference v1.0
     ftp://ftp.tapr.org/aprssig/aprsspec/spec/aprs101/APRS101.pdf

     www.aprs.net

 - allows search for specific call sign. Nice tracking site

     http://aprsworld.net/

- don’t think this one allows searching. But nice maps and color

     www.googleaprs.com

APRS Recent Updates                                    

     http://web.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/aprs.html

Brief Overview of APRS                                             

     www.aprs.net

Article on the “art of recovery” from Edge of Space Science
    

     http://www.eoss.org/faq/recovery.htm

Here is a site with some possible GPS units (integrated computer
boards available) and price info:

     http://www.megagps.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=19

GPS for beginners from Garmin                                               

     http://www.garmin.com/manuals/GPSGuideforBeginners_Manual.pdf

GPS guides, tips, tricks, and other related information   

     http://www.gpsnuts.com/

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Microcontroller

PIC Chip Uncovered:  Intro to PIC Chips        

     http://www.seattlerobotics.org/encoder/may97/picchip.html

Microchip:  PIC chips                                      

     http://www.microchip.com/stellent/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE

     &nodeId=74&mid=10&lang=en&defID=4

Rabbit selection guide                                      

     http://www.zworld.com/products/US_RCMGuide_022505.pdf

Rabbit Cores                                                   

     http://www.zworld.com/products/CoreModules/index.shtml

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Power

Word doc with pros and cons for different batteries

     Battery Type Comparisons

Lithium Ion Batteries:  What they are                            

     http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/L/Lithium_Ion_battery.html

Nickel Metal Hydride Batteries:  Overview                  

     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel_metal_hydride

Lithium Polymer Batteries                                           

     http://www.plantraco.com/hobbies/product-lpcells.html

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IC Packaging

Surface Mount Technology:  Info about Reflow            

    http://www.smtinfocus.com/processguide_reflow.html

Surface Mount Technology:  Info about Reflow            

    http://www.smtinfocus.com/processguide_reflow.html

Allegro Microsystems:  Info about IC Packages                       

    http://www.allegromicro.com/semipkg/pkgdes.pdf

IC Packaging:  a lecture from the University of Limerick           

    http://www.ul.ie/~rinne/ee6471/ee6471%20wk8.pdf

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