1. Team Lightning Rod Launch Readiness Review Fall 2010 Rev C 11/2/2010 Trevor Luke Chris Bennett Matt Holmes Sushia Rahimizadeh Alex Shelanski Matthew Dickinson Jesse Ellison 11/2/2010

2. Mission Overview  Objective  To determine if future spacecraft will be able to utilize energy generated by vibrational and rotational motion as additional energy sources  To determine if more energy can be generated from vibrational motion or rotational motion  What we hope to prove and discover  A significant amount of energy can be produced from the motion of the satellite  A satellite can generate enough energy to power some systems  Hypothesis  Rotational motion will produce more energy than vibrational motion  Why we are doing this mission  To develop an alternative method of generating power for spacecraft

3. Vibrational Generator

4. Rotational Generator

5. Satellite

6. Rotational Generator Test Oct. 17th The Rotational Generator was hooked up to an oscilloscope and the magnets were spun around the coils. The oscilloscope measured the Voltage outputted by the generator This test was to tell the team if the Rotational Generator would perform as expected. Conclusion: The Rotational Generator worked as well as expected. No modifications were needed.

7. 0.097152 0.10 Total V produced Average V produced per second Peak Voltage

8. Vibrational Generator Test Oct. 17th The Vibrational Generator was hooked up to an oscilloscope and the magnets were spun around the coils. The oscilloscope measured the Voltage outputted by the generator This test was to tell the team if the Vibrational Generator would perform as expected. Conclusion: The Vibrational Generator worked as well as expected. No modifications were needed.

9. 0.045118 0.04521 Total V produced Average V produced per second Peak Voltage

10. Tested our HOBO and Micro-controller for 2 hours Used 5lbs of Dry Ice in a styrofoam cooler The test was to see if all of our electronics were still running after the test period. All of the electronics were still on and operating after the test period. Cold Test OCT 30th

11. Test Start Coldest = -72 degrees C

12. Turned on the camera and tested its ability to take pictures for an extended period of time. The test ran for 30 minutes. The camera ran smoothly and took a picture every 20 seconds Image Test Oct. 28th Example Picture

13. Drop Test Oct. 28th The structure was dropped from different heights in order to find its weak points so that they could be fixed. The reason for this test was mainly to ensure that the balloon sat and the data within would not get destroyed upon landing. Conclusion: After six drop tests a seal on one side broke, probably due to the fact that the rock broke loose of the tape holding it down and smashed into the corner. Team Lightning Rod still judged this test as a success because the balloon sat only has to endure one drop/landing. The break can be seen in the picture below.

14. Broken seam after sixth drop.

15. Whip Test Oct. 28th The prototype structure (weighted properly) was attached to a string and swung around in circles. This tested both the ability of their structure to endure the whipping motion after burst as well as the structure’s ability to maintain a good hold onto the flight rope. Conclusion: The satellite passed this test easily as the balloon sat retained a firm hold on the flight string and there was no damage whatsoever to the structure itself.

16. Flight Simulation Test Oct. 17th The fully constructed satellite was initially spun on a table with one side left open so that the team could see that generators were performing correctly under the expected flight conditions. The next stage of this test was to hang the fully sealed box over the edge of the table to see if it were balanced properly and if it would spin and shake as the team hoped it would. Conclusion: The structure passed this test because the team was able to see that both generators were enduring enough motion to produce a discernable amount of energy.

17. Flight String BalloonSat

18. Expected Results  The generators will produce a measurable amount of power  More power from rotational generator than from the vibrational generator  Higher energy output during turbulence  Highest energy output during burst  Results independent of temperature and pressure

19. Biggest Worries  Time constraint  Generator failure  Glitches in the programming  Component failure  Generator breaking on impact  Too many magnetic fields

20. Requirement How it will be Accomplished Shall collect and analyze data through additional experimentsGenerators and Micro BalloonSat should be returned workingTesting proved it Flight String interface tubeWhip Test Keeping internal temperature above -10CCold Test Total wieght shall not exceed 850gBudget Acquire ascent and descent rates of the flight stringHOBO Allow for HOBODesign Allow for external temperature cableDesign Allow for CameraDesign Allow for HeaterDesign Shall be made of foam coreDesign Parts list and budget shall include spare partsBudget Have contact information written on the outside, along with flagWill be done Proposal, design, and other units shall be in metricThey are Launch day scheduleDone No one shall get hurtNothing so far All hardware should get returned workingIt Will Keep detailed budgetBudget All purchases shall have receiptsThey do Have fun and be creativeWe tried Nothing alive will be permitted as payloadOk RFP Requirements