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--- projects:pegasus:pegasus_v [2007/04/25 20:53] – rocketboy
+++ projects:pegasus:pegasus_v [2008/07/19 23:33] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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   * Gumstix + GPSstix
   * Nokia 5110 (BTUART)
-  * Premier DS-3081S (3.0 MP)
+  * Olympus mju 300 (3.2 MP) - Facing sideways - triggers every 30 seconds
+  * Premier DS-3081S (3.0 MP) - Facing up - set to video (will video till it dies of cold/runs out of space/batteries
   * 434 Mhz 10mW radio (toggled by gpio with morse code of location and altitude)
   * i2c Digital Compass
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   * Phone - done, two texts to ground control then one text to zeusbot and repeats.
   * Camera - done
-  * Compass - done
+  * Compass - done, being annoying and not being reliable
-  * Cutdown -
+  * Cutdown - done, needs testing + software
+Pictures of the payload [[http://www.flickr.com/photos/29158271@N00/sets/72157600134897110/| here]]
 ===== Launch One =====
 ==== Launch Plans ====
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   * Setup = Balloon -- cutdown -- parachute -- Pegasus V -- mc-2
-  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:-
-.
+=== Tracking ===
+== Pegasus ==
-..
-...
-....
--
--.
--..
--...
--....
-- -
-latitude altitude longtitude
-latitude and longtitude are just minutes - altitude in meters
-=== Tracking ===
   * 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 "PEGVlat/long/alt". If anyone picks it up it would be great if you could log the data (send it to jacoxon@googlemail.com) and if you are feeling proactive there are a couple of ways you can get involved in the tracking. Though only the beginning of a distributed system the IRC bot on our channel #highaltitude is capable of relay positions etc - here is a little guide:
     * 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)
+== mc2 ==
+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) :-
+|1 .|2 ..|3 ...|4 ....|5 -|6 -.|7 -..|8 -...|9 -....|0 - -|
+Message format:- latitude <space> altitude <space> longtitude about once per minute
+latitude and longtitude are just minutes - altitude in meters
 === Things to do ===
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   * Parachute - //rocketboy - still have the 36" from Peg IV - yep will bring //
   * Cutdown - //rocketboy - yep will bring//
-  * Get Permission for Churchill - //Ed//
+  * Get Permission for Churchill - //Ed - sorted//
   * CAA contact - //Henry?//
   * Charge batteries - //jcoxon//
+  * Phone Credit - //jcoxon//
+  * Fix Compass - //jcoxon//
+=== Debrief ===
+**Mission Complete**
+Payload was retrieved from the edge of a field near to Kettering, pictures, log file and kml file [[http://www.pegasushabproject.org.uk/pegasus5/| here]]. Reached 10155m after a flight of 1 hour and descended slowly by parachure after cutdown.
+== Things that worked well ==
+  * Cutdown
+  * Radio
+  * Phone
+  * Camera
+== Things to improve ==
+  * Don't underfill the balloon!
+  * Add "-" to morse code software to allow payload to move west of 0 longitude!
+  * Actually get compass to work (requires rewriting compass program)
+  * Fix zeusbot text system
+  * Fix upward facing camera
+===== Launch Two =====
+==== Launch Objectives ====
+  - 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 ===
+  * Same as Launch One - radio and phone performed well - few changes to the software should improve it e.g. addition of "-".
+=== Things to do ===
+  * Fix morse code gen program adding "-" //done//
+  * 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/Plan ==