Title :
Payload development and launch of a stratosphere balloon mission
Author :
Altmann, A. ; Birkner, W. ; Hackl, F.X. ; Hanner, C. ; Liebhart, P. ; Metschl, S. ; Weck, F. ; Farmbauer, M. ; Heiss, M. ; Cuno, H.-H. ; Fuhrmann, T. ; Mandl, R. ; Mottok, J. ; Niemetz, M.
Author_Institution :
Ostbayerische Tech. Hochschule Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
Abstract :
During a student project a stratosphere balloon was developed and launched. This project included the definition of the balloon parameters and the scientific instruments for performing atmospheric measurements, the development of all mechanical and electronic parts, the administration of the project as well as the management tasks related to the balloon launch. The main challenge for the students was the high complexity of the project due to tasks involving many different knowledge domains and the long project duration from the initial definition to the launch.
Keywords :
atmospheric techniques; balloons; stratosphere; student experiments; atmospheric measurement; balloon launch; balloon parameters; management tasks; payload development; payload launch; scientific instruments; stratosphere balloon mission; Batteries; Consumer electronics; Engineering education; Helium; Modems; Payloads; Software; Communication engineering education; Educational technology; Ham radio; Project engineering;
Conference_Titel :
Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Istanbul
DOI :
10.1109/EDUCON.2014.6826065