Dane.Kouttron
Imaging Balloon of Science
| Design and Hardware | Development Pictures | Images From Craft | Images From Ground | Who Built It & Conclusion |
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Creating a near-space imaging vehicle in under 30 hours (aka a beer cooler, that ran linux)
30 hours? why so haphazard?
Trying to get 8 busy, intelligent people in the same state, let along the same room is difficult. 1 weekend is all anyone could spare of their summer break, so we decided it was do-able in a weekend.
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The
Balloon Electronics
Assembly |
The Release Solenoid  |
Jeff and Emily Arguing
Physics |
Cooler with
parachute mounts |
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Processors, Hot glue and
Radios:  |
DC-DC converters chained
together |
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Tamoney doing science |
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Ah sketching on a sketchy
board |
 Discussing Physics of Solenoids |
Me in native habitat |
Packing
the Chute |
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 Exploding match-sticks |
Removing
mass, then massing again |
 Massing the machine |
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Dane.Kouttron
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Electrical & Electrical Power
631.978.1650
