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--- projects:aldist [2008/10/18 13:56] – laurenceb
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-====== ALDIST  ======
+====== ALDIST (Advanced Long DuratIon Stratospheric Tetroon)  ======
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   - Experiment with altitude hold algorithms based on envelope temperature, payload mass, atmospheric density and other factors
   - Reuse existing code and pcb designs as much as possible
 ===== Initial electronics/power concept =====
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-===== Initial desgn concept(s) =====
+===== Initial design concept(s) =====
+ This design should be capable of cruising at 16 to 18Km for 5 days, enough for a circumnavigation in the polar stratospheric vortex.
+{{projects:first_design.png|}}
+===== Subsystem designs =====
+==== Ballast ====
+{{projects:ballast.png|}}
+==== ADS1112IDGST interfacing ====
+{{projects:sensor_interfacing.png|}}
 ===== Links =====
 [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrahedron|Wikipedia tetrahedron page]]
-[[http://www.piccard.info/gore_tetroon1.htm|some info on tetroons]]
+[[http://www.piccard.info/gore_tetroon1.htm|some info on tetroons]]
+===== Suppliers =====
+[[http://www.sensortechnics.com|Sensortechnics]]
+[[http://www.dpie.com|Diamond point]]
+[[http://www.energyenv.co.uk/PowerfilmOEM.asp|UK powerfilm supplier]]