our payload, we have included a weather station and HOBO unit to measure temperature, pressure, and relative humidity. The HOBO unit will also monitor the internal temperature of the payload. 3.0 Payload Design Our idea for payload design was simple: something that will work the way it needs to! But this proved to require a little more thought. So our final design for our payload turned out different and better than we first imagined. Our team decided that in order to monitor the change in the diameter of the weather balloon, we need to have out camera pointed up. So we installed our camera on the inside of our box, but fixed to the side so that when we attach our payload to the others, the camera can face up and monitor the balloon. Besides our weather station, which is also installed on the inside and, like the camera, has a hole cut in the box for its instrument panel to gather data from the outside, every other device is placed inside the box. Our payload has no limitations, besides the fact that it cannot fly on its own. The parts and equipment that we are using are: Foam core Tubing, Rigging strings, Key Zip ties, Glue, Tape, Mylar, etc. Heater Circuit 5 Nine-Volt Batteries (for our Geiger Counter and our Heater) Weather Station One BalloonSat Easy Flight Computer One BalloonSat Mini Flight Computer Geiger Counter Camera HOBO 4.0 Project Management Schedule: Wednesday, Sept. 23: Have heater circuit built
our payload, we have included a weather station and HOBO unit to measure temperature, pressure, and relative humidity. The HOBO unit will also monitor the internal temperature of the payload. 3.0 Payload Design Our idea for payload design was simple: something that will work the way it needs to! But this proved to require a little more thought. So our final design for our payload turned out different and better than we first imagined. Our team decided that in order to monitor the change in the diameter of the weather balloon, we need to have out camera pointed up. So we installed our camera on the inside of our box, but fixed to the side so that when we attach our payload to the others, the camera can face up and monitor the balloon. Besides our weather station, which is also installed on the inside and, like the camera, has a hole cut in the box for its instrument panel to gather data from the outside, every other device is placed inside the box. Our payload has no limitations, besides the fact that it cannot fly on its own. The parts and equipment that we are using are: Foam core Tubing, Rigging strings, Key Zip ties, Glue, Tape, Mylar, etc. Heater Circuit 5 Nine-Volt Batteries (for our Geiger Counter and our Heater) Weather Station One BalloonSat Easy Flight Computer One BalloonSat Mini Flight Computer Geiger Counter Camera HOBO 4.0 Project Management Schedule: Wednesday, Sept. 23: Have heater circuit built
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