Clean Air Project: Team Big Green SpaceGasm Launch Readiness Review Hillary Beltran, Edward...
If you can't read please download the document
Clean Air Project: Team Big Green SpaceGasm Launch Readiness Review Hillary Beltran, Edward Crawford, Nicole Harris, Edward Lowe, Emily Proano, and Kevin
Clean Air Project: Team Big Green SpaceGasm Launch Readiness
Review Hillary Beltran, Edward Crawford, Nicole Harris, Edward
Lowe, Emily Proano, and Kevin Wong November 2, 2010
Slide 2
Mission Overview Mission objective: Take measurements of the
concentrations of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and methane
gases Hypothesis: Concentrations have increased during the course
of the year Not enough time to see effects of transition Effects of
Fourmile Canyon, Loveland, Grand County, Boulder Canyon fires
2
Slide 3
Mission Overview Purpose of Mission: The teams interest in the
quality of air and changes that were recently experienced over the
past few years Worlds recent transition to more environmentally
sustainable resources and fuels Recent forest fires in Colorado
Document any measured changes Data retrieved from this flight will
provide standard 3
Slide 4
Design Overview Three Sensors: CO, CO2, and Methane Arduino and
MicroSD Shield Required Components Camera, Hobo, Heater, and
Batteries
Slide 5
Cooler Test Maintained above -10* C for over 2 hours Dropped
below after 2 hours Due to heater failure because of batteries
running out of power
Slide 6
Science Test (Car Test) Held box behind exhaust pipe of car
Took away and replaced repeatedly
Slide 7
Structures Tests Three Rounds First: survived kick, but weights
broke through bottom on drop Second: whip test. Sturdy, no damage
Third: no damage with standard drop and kick, and no damage
dropping from seventh story window
Slide 8
Predicted Flight Results All gas readings within calculated
standard range A drop in measured gases above 16km Overall rising
trend in gases due to fires
Slide 9
Biggest Worries Power Failure due to temperature, leading to a
heater failure Stable readings from the sensors Analysis of date
afterwards 9
Slide 10
Requirements Flow Down: Level 0 10 Numb er
DerivationDescription 1 M.S. Payload must ascend to an altitude of
approximately thirty kilometers with a balloon provided by the Edge
of Space Sciences 2 M.S.Payload must collect and store science data
related to the mission objective 3 M.S. The payload must carry an
active heater system, keeping the internal temperature of the
payload above -10C 4 M.S.The payload must be constructed from foam
core 5 M.S. The total mass of the payload must not exceed 850 grams
and the budget of the project must not exceed three-hundred
dollars. 6 M.S.The payload must allow for a HOBO H08-004-02 and the
provided external temperature cable 7 M.S.The payload must allow
for a Canon A570IS Digital Camera with two AA lithium batteries 8
M.S. The payload must have contact information written on the
external of the payload, alongside an United States flag 9 M.S.The
team will be ready to launch on November 6, 2010, at Windsor,
Colorado, at 6:50 AM. 10 M.S.The team shall adhere to all safety
procedures outlined in the proposal
Slide 11
Requirements Flow Down: Level 1 11 NumberDerivationDescription
1 O1Payload must remain attached to the flight string during the
mission 2 O7The payload must be functional, retrievable, and
capable of flying multiple times. 3 O2 The payload will carry
carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and methane gas sensors to record
the concentrations of each gas at different altitudes 4 O5 The
entire payload, including all electrical components and structural
materials, will weigh 781 grams 5 O6 The HOBO H08-004-02 shall
measure and record measurements of internal temperature and the
provided external temperature cable will record external
temperatures during the mission. 6 O7A Canon A570IS Digital Camera
will take and store images during the flight. 7 O2 Program the
Arduino microcontroller with the integrated development environment
using the Java programming language 8a O2Interface the carbon
monoxide gas sensor to the Arduino microcontroller 8b O2Interface
the carbon dioxide gas sensor to the Arduino microcontroller 8c
O2Interface the methane gas sensor to the Arduino microcontroller
8d O2 Test the functionality of the gas sensors individually and
then test the functionality of the sensors integrated together on
the Arduino microcontroller by placing the sensors behind the
exhaust pipe of a running automobile that belongs to a member of
the team. 8e O10The team will adhere to all safety measures and
protocol when testing system functionality. 9 O2, O3 Provide the
necessary power to each electrical component and ensure that the
recorded data is being properly stored 10 O1, O2, O3, O4 Create a
structure that can withstand the forces and extreme temperatures
experienced during flight 11 O10 The team will have a functional
and flight-ready payload to turn-in on check-in, November 5, 2010,
and launch day, November 6, 2010.