Projects
Below are links to pages on some of the projects I have done. Below this list are tutorials for each of the balloons I have done. These tutorials will explain how to create all the necessary components for the balloons. Codes are also available in each tutorial through Github.
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Balloon Version One and Two
The purpose of this project was to launch a High Altitude Balloon to approximately 100,000 feet. To achieve this goal the project utilized many tools, software languages, and programs such as: Arduino/Arduino IDE, Adafruit GPS, Python 3, Solid-works, 3d printing etc. Below are links to pages which detail how these tools were used for this project. Note that all 3d printed parts in these tutorials can be found in through the Balloon 3d Prints link below
Balloon Version Three and Onward
Similar to the first balloon, this project aimed to launch a High Altitude Balloon to Approximately 100,000 feet. This project sought to address issues discovered during the launch of the first balloon. More importantly this project aimed to drastically reconfigure the hardware used to track the balloon. An antenna array was designed with the aim of replacing the mobile tracking system. Primarily this project sought to move towards different microcontrollers than arduino namely the STM32F boards and the SiLabs 1020-1030 Boards. The SiLabs microcontroller is integrated into the RFD900 radio modem used in the last project. This project aimed to extend the functionality of the RFD900 using these boards
ST Microcontroller (uC)
SiLabs 1030/RFD900
Antenna Design
DataSheets and Manuals
Additional Concepts
This section will hold tutorials on concepts used in many of the projects I am involved in. These projects will aim to give basic tutorials for getting started with various softwares and fabrication techniques.