Friday, June 19, 2009

Flight2

Working on flight number 2! This time with pics! (we hope)

We hope to launch on June 28th.

Some changes:

  • Re-soldered the battery connections to the camera
  • Changed the camera program to make it very obvious if the program is running
  • Purchased a new larger antenna for the car which should help maintain contact
  • Purchased a larger and lighter antenna for the balloon
  • Will add a swivel connector between the payload and parachute lines. This should help cut down on the tangling of the line and twisting of the payload
  • Fix the problem of the software running on the laptop (xastir) not showing the cars position (was only showing the balloons)
  • Will add a simple kitchen timer set at about 2 hours to the payload. This is just so it beeps when it is on the ground to help with finding it.
  • Might add a cheap camera on the outside pointing up to capture low res pics of the balloon as it expands

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