projects:pegasus:pegasus_v
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| * Gumstix + GPSstix | * Gumstix + GPSstix | ||
| * Nokia 5110 (BTUART) | * Nokia 5110 (BTUART) | ||
| - | * Premier DS-3081S (3.0 MP) | + | |
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| * 434 Mhz 10mW radio (toggled by gpio with morse code of location and altitude) | * 434 Mhz 10mW radio (toggled by gpio with morse code of location and altitude) | ||
| * i2c Digital Compass | * i2c Digital Compass | ||
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| * Radio - done, transmits morse code at 11wpm with a format of PEGVlat/ | * Radio - done, transmits morse code at 11wpm with a format of PEGVlat/ | ||
| * Phone - done, two texts to ground control then one text to zeusbot and repeats. | * Phone - done, two texts to ground control then one text to zeusbot and repeats. | ||
| - | * Camera - | + | * Camera - done |
| - | * Compass - | + | * Compass - done, being annoying and not being reliable |
| - | * Cutdown - | + | * Cutdown - done, needs testing + software |
| + | Pictures of the payload [[http:// | ||
| ===== Launch One ===== | ===== Launch One ===== | ||
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| ==== Launch Plans ==== | ==== Launch Plans ==== | ||
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| * Flight Plan - climb as high as possible, only cutdown if strays out of 100km radius. | * Flight Plan - climb as high as possible, only cutdown if strays out of 100km radius. | ||
| * Setup = Balloon -- cutdown -- parachute -- Pegasus V -- mc-2 | * Setup = Balloon -- cutdown -- parachute -- Pegasus V -- mc-2 | ||
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| === Tracking === | === Tracking === | ||
| + | == Pegasus == | ||
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| * Pegasus V will be broadcasting on its radio on a frequency of 434.075mhz with a power of 10mW its position and altitude in the format of " | * Pegasus V will be broadcasting on its radio on a frequency of 434.075mhz with a power of 10mW its position and altitude in the format of " | ||
| * On IRC doing !position will relay the last known position of the payload | * On IRC doing !position will relay the last known position of the payload | ||
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| * Finally you can play the position onto a map by entering lat,long in the form here (need link) | * Finally you can play the position onto a map by entering lat,long in the form here (need link) | ||
| + | == mc2 == | ||
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| + | mc2 riding as a secondary payload - 200g - GPS PIC based tracker transmitting mc pseudo morse on 434.075 (subject to test with peg V). Morse as follows (count the number of dots, add 5 for a leading dash - two dashes for 0) :- | ||
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| + | |1 .|2 ..|3 ...|4 ....|5 -|6 -.|7 -..|8 -...|9 -....|0 - -| | ||
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| + | Message format:- latitude < | ||
| + | latitude and longtitude are just minutes - altitude in meters | ||
| === Things to do === | === Things to do === | ||
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| * Parachute - //rocketboy - still have the 36" from Peg IV - yep will bring // | * Parachute - //rocketboy - still have the 36" from Peg IV - yep will bring // | ||
| * Cutdown - //rocketboy - yep will bring// | * Cutdown - //rocketboy - yep will bring// | ||
| - | * Get Permission for Churchill - //Ed// | + | * Get Permission for Churchill - //Ed - sorted// |
| * CAA contact - //Henry?// | * CAA contact - //Henry?// | ||
| * Charge batteries - //jcoxon// | * Charge batteries - //jcoxon// | ||
| + | * Phone Credit - //jcoxon// | ||
| + | * Fix Compass - //jcoxon// | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Debrief === | ||
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| + | **Mission Complete** | ||
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| + | Payload was retrieved from the edge of a field near to Kettering, pictures, log file and kml file [[http:// | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Things that worked well == | ||
| + | |||
| + | * Cutdown | ||
| + | * Radio | ||
| + | * Phone | ||
| + | * Camera | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Things to improve == | ||
| + | |||
| + | * Don't underfill the balloon! | ||
| + | * Add " | ||
| + | * Actually get compass to work (requires rewriting compass program) | ||
| + | * Fix zeusbot text system | ||
| + | * Fix upward facing camera | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===== Launch Two ===== | ||
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| + | ==== Launch Objectives ==== | ||
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| + | - Get compass to log bearing and also calculate rate of spin | ||
| + | - Get a panoramic shot every 10,000ft, using the calculated rate of spin and known time for a picture to be taken once triggered we could set it up to attempt to take pictures at all angles which could then be stiched together into a super panoramic. | ||
| + | - Finally fly mc2 | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==== Launch Plans ==== | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Tracking === | ||
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| + | * Same as Launch One - radio and phone performed well - few changes to the software should improve it e.g. addition of " | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Things to do === | ||
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| + | * Fix morse code gen program adding " | ||
| + | * Have 2 speeds of morse code - 6wpm and 11wpm which will allow decoding by hand if required. //done// | ||
| + | * Rewrite compass program - get it to log to a file, calculate spin rate //nope// | ||
| + | * Write code for panoramic shots //todo// | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Launch Planning === | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Things to do == | ||
| + | |||
| + | * jcoxon | ||
| + | * phone credit | ||
| + | * batteries buy/charge | ||
| + | * memory card | ||
| + | * testing | ||
| + | == Things to bring == | ||
| + | * jcoxon | ||
| + | * payload | ||
| + | * parachute | ||
| + | * Nova Radio | ||
| + | * Yagi | ||
| + | * Car | ||
| + | * Portable GPS | ||
| + | == Timeline/ | ||
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