Project Leaders:
Elliott Barlow
Seth Thomas
Wes Kerstens
Project Information:
We are assisting Adler Planetarium with the Far Horizons project. The project uses high altitude balloons to carry a small payload with a camera, GPS, and various sensors to near space. See the pictures below.
Pictures:
New Cube Design with Modular Blades:
Cube with one blade inside
Exploded view of cube
Upper latch secures the blades
Clips hold blades in place
Exploded view of cube
Upper latch secures the blades
Clips hold blades in place
Old Cube:
Near space payload
cube
Camera with remote trigger
GPS sensor on top
Side view showing 3 blades
Top view
Camera with remote trigger
GPS sensor on top
Side view showing 3 blades
Top view
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