21sept2012GC 21 Sept 2012 official time 1230 fridays mondays discussions >>debrief notes >>bob moving >>upcoming is dave smallsat launch: only problem was ELT turnon
summary up mechanical: **hinge metal lid; ham access
when check wiht patrick
landing point/finding recovery: get driver to computer gps PETER looker/mapper compatibility PETER/TIM recovery team goal question.....this time had problem of no ELT, so heavily prioritized to keep ham gps in sight. used mapper this time, worked well. handheld gps *** PETER eetrex recovery from tree: max used slings whole way, took a while (3 hrs)
launch patrick: repeated sentences in DNT file? "keyspan to timCapture" vs "lab computer to realterm" redundancy. but 2 files are different. lab computer no repeat sentences. PATRICK/TIM so repeat sentence not a DNT thing. range: 9 km/5miles should be 40 miles ***PATRICK/YORKE also check settings. ***PETER/PATRICK check settings used. repeated turnons: ***PATRICK try with wimpy battery, more likely, pick through connection wires patrick: check battery fade-out data on SD card.... data peter: SD card: timeline definitions. interpolate or avg. some sensors don't change much between gps strings , PETER check with sine wave input. solar panel data: very noisy looking burst alt 86thousFT, landing point between small and middle circle peter get video from todd for comparison to acc data SD card formatting? data cadence: serial.write for charcters not bytes... battery insulation: used rigid pink foam big wheels on cart!!!! big baby buggy wheels RALPH BOB payload.......... jake has a new insert; minimum accuracy seems to be about 1/8". 2.5 hours to make copy with changes, 2 hrs exact copy. best to make a revised version with corrections. peter working on powered bob setup. |