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Wright State University High Altitude Balloon Tracking System Final Report 14 April, 2014

Wright State University High Altitude Balloon Tracking System Final Report 14 April, 2014 SENIOR TEAM PROJECT 2013-2014. Team Members: Bach le Cullen - Team Leader Naser Husain Mohammad Hassan. Advisors: John C. Gallagher, PhD Joseph C. Slater, PhD.

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Wright State University High Altitude Balloon Tracking System Final Report 14 April, 2014

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  1. Wright State University High Altitude Balloon Tracking System Final Report 14 April, 2014 SENIOR TEAM PROJECT 2013-2014 Team Members: Bach le Cullen - Team Leader Naser Husain Mohammad Hassan Advisors: John C. Gallagher, PhD Joseph C. Slater, PhD Wright State University High Altitude Balloon - Our lab is at 100,000 feet

  2. OVERVIEW SENIOR TEAM PROJECT 2013-2014WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY HIGH ALTITUDE BALLOON • Project Scope • Objective • Key Capabilities • APRS & GPS • High Altitude Balloon Program • Background • Launch and recovery • Solution • 5 Phases • Divergence from Specifications • Conclusion Bach le Cullen Naser Husain Mohammad Hassan

  3. Project Scope • Objective SENIOR TEAM PROJECT 2013-2014WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY HIGH ALTITUDE BALLOON • Automatically track High Altitude Balloon • Use existing antennas and control system • APRS data from balloon and/or internet (APRS-IS) Bach le Cullen Naser Husain Mohammad Hassan

  4. Project Scope • Key Capabilities SENIOR TEAM PROJECT 2013-2014WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY HIGH ALTITUDE BALLOON • Real time tracking using GPS information extracted from the balloon APRS-IS packet • Real time data acquisition of: • Slow Scan TV (SSTV) on select flights • Analog Amateur TV (ATV) on select flights • Secondary gateway for APRS-IS Bach le Cullen Naser Husain Mohammad Hassan

  5. Project Scope • APRS & GPS SENIOR TEAM PROJECT 2013-2014WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY HIGH ALTITUDE BALLOON • Automatic Position Reporting System (APRS) • AX.25 Packet Radio AFSK on 2 meters FM (Pos Frame) • # of Satellites Tracked • GPS Quality • Temperature • Battery Voltage • Altitude (Feet) • Speed (Knots) • Heading (Degrees) • Longitude (GPS module) • Latitude (GPS module) Bach le Cullen Naser Husain Mohammad Hassan

  6. Project Scope • High Altitude Balloon Program - Background SENIOR TEAM PROJECT 2013-2014WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY HIGH ALTITUDE BALLOON • Started near-space exploration with the Temperature Satellite project in 2003 • Initiated by advisers, Kumar Yelamarthi and Ruby Mawasha • Funding obtained from the Ohio Space Grant Consortium • Freshman presented this project at a NASA meeting • Received outstanding feedback. • Wright State University decided to move forward in the area of near-space exploration. • The High Altitude Balloon team (HIBAL) was initiated in 2005 • Advisers - Joseph C. Slater, J. Mitch Wolff, John Wu and Ruby Mawasha • Funding obtained from the Ohio Space Grant Consortium. • Major goal: • Launch two senior design experiments each year • Growing sophistication and technology demonstration each time. Bach le Cullen Naser Husain Mohammad Hassan

  7. Project Scope • High Altitude Balloon Program Launch & Recovery SENIOR TEAM PROJECT 2013-2014WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY HIGH ALTITUDE BALLOON Bach le Cullen Naser Husain Mohammad Hassan

  8. Solution SENIOR TEAM PROJECT 2013-2014WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY HIGH ALTITUDE BALLOON Bach le Cullen Naser Husain Mohammad Hassan

  9. Solution SENIOR TEAM PROJECT 2013-2014WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY HIGH ALTITUDE BALLOON • 5 Phases • Phase 1 - Antenna hardware testing and calibration • Phase 2 - Software Development • Phase 3 - Hardware/Software integration • Phase 4 - Testing • Phase 5 - Track High Altitude Balloon in flight Bach le Cullen Naser Husain Mohammad Hassan

  10. Solution SENIOR TEAM PROJECT 2013-2014WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY HIGH ALTITUDE BALLOON • Phase 1 • Antenna hardware testing and calibration • Evaluate antenna controller • Functionality • Calibration - Antenna Controller and RS232B • Test and document RS232B software interface protocol Bach le Cullen Naser Husain Mohammad Hassan

  11. Solution - Phase 1 SENIOR TEAM PROJECT 2013-2014WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY HIGH ALTITUDE BALLOON Calibration of Antenna Controller Bach le Cullen Naser Husain Mohammad Hassan

  12. Solution - Phase 1 SENIOR TEAM PROJECT 2013-2014WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY HIGH ALTITUDE BALLOON • Calibration of Antenna Interface Controller RS232B • Test and document RS232B software interface protocol Bach le Cullen Naser Husain Mohammad Hassan

  13. Solution SENIOR TEAM PROJECT 2013-2014WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY HIGH ALTITUDE BALLOON • Phase 2 • Software Development • Core Modules • Distance • Bearing angle from Russ to Balloon • Elevation angle • Interface to APRS-IS servers • Interface to RS232B antenna controller Bach le Cullen Naser Husain Mohammad Hassan

  14. Solution - Phase 2 SENIOR TEAM PROJECT 2013-2014WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY HIGH ALTITUDE BALLOON • Core Modules • Haversine Formula • Published by Roger Sinnott in Sky & Telescope magazine in 1984 • Derives distance, bearing and elevation Haversine formula: a = sin²(Δφ/2) + cos(φ1).cos(φ2).sin²(Δλ/2) Bach le Cullen Naser Husain Mohammad Hassan

  15. Solution - Phase 2 SENIOR TEAM PROJECT 2013-2014WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY HIGH ALTITUDE BALLOON Interface to APRS-IS servers Bach le Cullen Naser Husain Mohammad Hassan

  16. Solution - Phase 2 SENIOR TEAM PROJECT 2013-2014WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY HIGH ALTITUDE BALLOON • Interface to RS232B antenna controller • RS232 connector • RS232 protocol Bach le Cullen Naser Husain Mohammad Hassan

  17. Solution SENIOR TEAM PROJECT 2013-2014WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY HIGH ALTITUDE BALLOON • Phase 3 • Hardware/Software integration • Integrate overall system - GUI • Develop test data for system verification and debugging Bach le Cullen Naser Husain Mohammad Hassan

  18. Solution - Phase 3 SENIOR TEAM PROJECT 2013-2014WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY HIGH ALTITUDE BALLOON Graphical User Interface (GUI) Main Screen Bach le Cullen Naser Husain Mohammad Hassan

  19. Solution - Phase 3 SENIOR TEAM PROJECT 2013-2014WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY HIGH ALTITUDE BALLOON Graphical User Interface (GUI) Tracking Screen Bach le Cullen Naser Husain Mohammad Hassan

  20. Solution - Phase 3 SENIOR TEAM PROJECT 2013-2014WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY HIGH ALTITUDE BALLOON Graphical User Interface (GUI) RAW APRS-IS Screen Bach le Cullen Naser Husain Mohammad Hassan

  21. Solution - Phase 3 SENIOR TEAM PROJECT 2013-2014WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY HIGH ALTITUDE BALLOON • Develop test data for system verification and debugging 2014-04-06 09:16:49 EDT: N44VF>3Y5V3U,W8BI-9,WIDE2*,qAR,W8VFR-9:`oQG)>='/"?s}   type: location   format: micesrccallsign: N44VFdstcallsign: 3Y5V3U   latitude: 39.93916666666667 °   longitude: -83.8905 °   course: 33 °   speed: 246.316 km/h   altitude: 1093 msymboltable: /symbolcode: 'mbits: 010posresolution: 18.52 mposambiguity: 0 Bach le Cullen Naser Husain Mohammad Hassan

  22. Solution SENIOR TEAM PROJECT 2013-2014WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY HIGH ALTITUDE BALLOON • Phase 4 • Testing • Track • Land vehicle: Car, Truck • Light Aircraft Bach le Cullen Naser Husain Mohammad Hassan

  23. Solution - Phase 4 SENIOR TEAM PROJECT 2013-2014WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY HIGH ALTITUDE BALLOON Track Light Aircraft Bach le Cullen Naser Husain Mohammad Hassan

  24. Solution - Phase 5 SENIOR TEAM PROJECT 2013-2014WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY HIGH ALTITUDE BALLOON • Phase 5 • Track High Altitude Balloon in flight • Verify data Bach le Cullen Naser Husain Mohammad Hassan

  25. Solution - Phase 5 SENIOR TEAM PROJECT 2013-2014WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY HIGH ALTITUDE BALLOON High Altitude Balloon Launch - 5 April, 2014 Bach le Cullen Naser Husain Mohammad Hassan

  26. Solution - Phase 5 SENIOR TEAM PROJECT 2013-2014WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY HIGH ALTITUDE BALLOON High Altitude Balloon Launch - 5 April, 2014 Bach le Cullen Naser Husain Mohammad Hassan

  27. Solution - Phase 5 SENIOR TEAM PROJECT 2013-2014WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY HIGH ALTITUDE BALLOON High Altitude Balloon Launch - 5 April, 2014 Bach le Cullen Naser Husain Mohammad Hassan

  28. Balloon Flight 35 - 5 April, 2014 SENIOR TEAM PROJECT 2013-2014WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY HIGH ALTITUDE BALLOON Launch Point Tracking Bach le Cullen Naser Husain Mohammad Hassan

  29. Divergence from Specifications SENIOR TEAM PROJECT 2013-2014WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY HIGH ALTITUDE BALLOON • Operating System • Changed from Linux to Windows XP, 7 • Java RS-232 limited support (old) • Java RS-232 library for Windows 32 bit Bach le Cullen Naser Husain Mohammad Hassan

  30. Conclusion SENIOR TEAM PROJECT 2013-2014WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY HIGH ALTITUDE BALLOON • Successfully completed team project • Valuable experience working on team • Experience with hardware/software integration • Hardware/software • Check everything, assume nothing • Manuals incomplete, inaccurate or missing information • Unable to test SSTV and ATV, not used in balloon launch Bach le Cullen Naser Husain Mohammad Hassan

  31. Questions SENIOR TEAM PROJECT 2013-2014WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY HIGH ALTITUDE BALLOON Questions ? Bach le Cullen Naser Husain Mohammad Hassan

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