HAPS-1, UMSFB1 redux |
HAPS-1, UMSFB1 redux |
 Aug 2 2008, 08:32 PM
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Next weekend, if everything goes well, a 15x30cm carbon deck will fly onboard HAPS-1 -http://www.pegasushabproject.org.uk/wiki/doku.php/missions:haps:haps-1
One end of the deck will be the flight radio, the other is my responsibility, a single camera (Powershot A560 ), stand alone GPS logger (to 18km), and a small wide angle mirror so the camera can see the payload, the chute and the envelope above. Still working on a hacked firmware for the A560 - but the intention is every minute will include 15s of video, and then 5-10 stills in fairly quick succession - with the hope that the rotation of the balloon will give us some mosaics out of each section. More details, some photos etc, later in the week. |
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Aug 26 2008, 04:33 AM
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Hello to the forum and congratulations...
May I ask about the complications involved to "clear" this flight ? Is the BAA not "down with this sort of thing"... I'm quite "undulled" as a Scotsman myself... cheers All, Eoin -------------------- 'She drove until the wheels fell off...'
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djellison HAPS-1 Aug 2 2008, 08:32 PM
Stu Congratulations! That sounds very exciting, ca... Aug 2 2008, 08:39 PM djellison What, brief the worlds second dullest scotsman ( a... Aug 2 2008, 08:51 PM djellison Possibly - and it's only possibly - we'll ... Aug 2 2008, 11:49 PM djellison Following on from the high altitude balloon thread... Aug 3 2008, 12:14 AM nprev So, what's it like to not require sleep, anyho... Aug 3 2008, 12:28 AM djellison Just for testing, I did a walk-around with the GPS... Aug 3 2008, 12:31 AM djellison The 'flight' SD card ( and a flight spare ... Aug 6 2008, 09:00 AM mps QUOTE (djellison @ Aug 6 2008, 12:00 PM) ... Aug 6 2008, 09:35 AM djellison Essentially there's not a lot we can do about ... Aug 6 2008, 10:16 AM
ElkGroveDan QUOTE (djellison @ Aug 6 2008, 02:16 AM) ... Aug 6 2008, 07:03 PM hendric Doug,
What about the chemical hand-warmers used ... Aug 6 2008, 06:42 PM nprev Aren't those based on some sort of magnesium c... Aug 6 2008, 06:57 PM djellison I simply 'got a ride' with people who know... Aug 6 2008, 07:14 PM ElkGroveDan I might add that I recall someone giving me socks ... Aug 6 2008, 07:27 PM djellison I actually bought some AAA powered gloves - it... Aug 6 2008, 07:35 PM djellison OK - no video I"m afraid. The hacked firmwar... Aug 7 2008, 12:20 AM ElkGroveDan You need more sleep than that or you're going ... Aug 7 2008, 12:24 AM nprev I'm tellin' ya, Dan...nobody needs to slee... Aug 7 2008, 12:56 AM mps QUOTE (djellison @ Aug 6 2008, 01:16 PM) ... Aug 7 2008, 06:54 AM djellison It'll be JPG's - and they'll be going ... Aug 7 2008, 07:15 AM djellison Two week pushback to - Aug 23rd. Short term fore... Aug 7 2008, 03:52 PM imipak What're the chances of getting video working i... Aug 7 2008, 06:57 PM djellison The video now works MASSIVE Kudos to CHDK guru D... Aug 20 2008, 11:34 PM ElkGroveDan Do you have a Twitter account set up for it? Aug 20 2008, 11:36 PM djellison Yeah, it's getting a bit crazy with every sing... Aug 21 2008, 12:28 AM djellison Decision made on extra 'goodness'. I... Aug 21 2008, 05:40 PM JTN QUOTE (djellison @ Aug 21 2008, 06:40 PM)... Aug 21 2008, 10:37 PM djellison I wouldn't recommend it - for a reason I can n... Aug 21 2008, 11:26 PM djellison Right - less than 24 hrs to go
Keep an eye on htt... Aug 23 2008, 07:39 PM ElkGroveDan The Google Earth link really helps for we foreigne... Aug 23 2008, 11:40 PM djellison Right - 0640 - early start - I'm packing up th... Aug 24 2008, 05:46 AM djellison At Churchill - heavy rain is now dying off to a dr... Aug 24 2008, 08:38 AM djellison Fun times with the avionics - leaving James to tro... Aug 24 2008, 11:08 AM JTN They launched around 14:25 BST, with GSM disabled ... Aug 24 2008, 04:31 PM JTN Wobbly launch video now linked at the above page (... Aug 24 2008, 06:24 PM dougs_better_half Hi all
Doug's better half Helen here. Have b... Aug 24 2008, 07:06 PM Paolo Amoroso QUOTE (dougs_better_half @ Aug 24 2008, 09... Aug 24 2008, 07:30 PM dougs_better_half QUOTE (dougs_better_half @ Aug 24 2008, 08... Aug 24 2008, 10:17 PM ElkGroveDan Thanks Helen. I wasn't aware of any other pla... Aug 24 2008, 10:26 PM djellison Launch at 1425 BST (1325Z)
Apogee at 1628 BST (152... Aug 24 2008, 10:31 PM djellison My stand-alone GPS logger excelled itself. I thou... Aug 24 2008, 10:56 PM djellison Here's altitude against time (mins from launch... Aug 24 2008, 11:24 PM ElkGroveDan Congratulations Doug. That is just about the cool... Aug 24 2008, 11:37 PM james_coxon Pretty good guess at the burst altitude which was ... Aug 24 2008, 11:55 PM Juramike Outstanding! And congratulations!
Here i... Aug 25 2008, 12:42 AM ugordan So when can we expect raw images to hit the raw pa... Aug 25 2008, 09:16 AM djellison I want to try and add lat/long/alt to the EXIF of ... Aug 25 2008, 09:24 AM Paolo Amoroso Holy bit! Folks, get yourself golden spaceflig... Aug 25 2008, 09:35 AM AndyG Many congratulations to all concerned!
And th... Aug 25 2008, 09:46 AM climber This is juts fantastic! Felicitations.
Can... Aug 25 2008, 10:07 AM remcook That's pretty bloody cool Amazing what you ca... Aug 25 2008, 11:15 AM djellison Right - ALL the JPG's, AVI's, as well as t... Aug 25 2008, 11:15 AM PDP8E Doug and all involved,
Kudos!
I just love it... Aug 25 2008, 02:20 PM djellison All the raw movies
http://www.umsfbu.com/HAPS1/VID... Aug 25 2008, 02:35 PM jamescanvin Wow! The descent movie is a fantastic ride bac... Aug 25 2008, 03:32 PM ugordan This is freakin' awesome. Tell me those aren... Aug 25 2008, 04:29 PM Tman Fascinating venture! Congratulations!
Yea... Aug 25 2008, 04:29 PM djellison QUOTE (Tman @ Aug 25 2008, 05:29 PM) woul... Aug 25 2008, 04:52 PM jamescanvin OK wget is still downloading but this has to be th... Aug 25 2008, 04:45 PM Paolo Amoroso QUOTE (jamescanvin @ Aug 25 2008, 06:45 P... Aug 25 2008, 06:45 PM ElkGroveDan Curious about those first couple of blurred stills... Aug 25 2008, 04:55 PM Stu SERIOUSLY impressive stuff, congratulations to eve... Aug 25 2008, 04:57 PM djellison The JPG's have finished uploading - so it... Aug 25 2008, 04:57 PM jamescanvin Now I've looked through them all I see there a... Aug 25 2008, 05:08 PM djellison When you download the images, can you still find t... Aug 25 2008, 05:15 PM ugordan http://www.umsfbu.com/HAPS1/PHOTOS/IMG_6504.JPG
... Aug 25 2008, 05:26 PM djellison LOL - love this page - http://www.eoss.org/handboo... Aug 25 2008, 05:20 PM djellison This image - http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/re... Aug 25 2008, 05:24 PM jamescanvin Yes I've still got all the 'modified times... Aug 25 2008, 05:29 PM djellison Here's the combined view using google earth, a... Aug 25 2008, 05:54 PM jamescanvin A quick pan:
Click image for full size version -... Aug 25 2008, 06:34 PM ugordan QUOTE (jamescanvin @ Aug 25 2008, 08:34 P... Aug 25 2008, 06:47 PM ElkGroveDan Just when I thought it couldn't get any better... Aug 25 2008, 06:37 PM djellison QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ Aug 25 2008, 07:37 P... Aug 25 2008, 07:39 PM djellison QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ Aug 25 2008, 07:37 P... Aug 25 2008, 07:52 PM jamescanvin About the same as what I reckon. That'll be De... Aug 25 2008, 07:48 PM djellison For our foreign friends, it's probably worth m... Aug 25 2008, 07:54 PM ElkGroveDan Ah I know a bit about The Wash and St. John's ... Aug 25 2008, 08:40 PM imipak Fantastic stuff; the video is just hypnotic. I als... Aug 25 2008, 09:17 PM jamescanvin Now THIS is what I always wanted from the UMSFB/HA... Aug 25 2008, 09:29 PM ugordan Oh my... this is seriously becoming APOD material ... Aug 25 2008, 09:44 PM djellison QUOTE (jamescanvin @ Aug 25 2008, 10:29 P... Aug 25 2008, 09:58 PM Juramike Doug's next objective?
Aug 25 2008, 10:48 PM Astro0 Along the same lines as above. Congratulations to ... Aug 26 2008, 12:39 AM jekbradbury Here's a Photosynth of the first 70 photos (on... Aug 26 2008, 02:58 AM Juramike Added a spherically distorted and otherways modifi... Aug 26 2008, 03:15 AM JTN QUOTE (eoincampbell @ Aug 26 2008, 05:33 ... Aug 26 2008, 12:14 PM Juramike I played with some images around the horizon, lini... Aug 26 2008, 05:02 AM mchan I think I am starting to get SAS after watching th... Aug 26 2008, 09:59 AM djellison I'd be interested to see what people would cha... Aug 26 2008, 11:06 AM ugordan Well, one suggestion that comes to mind when looki... Aug 26 2008, 11:33 AM jamescanvin Well this goes back to all those sims I did back i... Aug 26 2008, 11:57 AM Juramike It seemed that when the limb was thinner (more bla... Aug 26 2008, 12:20 PM djellison QUOTE (Juramike @ Aug 26 2008, 01:20 PM) ... Aug 26 2008, 12:39 PM Ant103 Wow
It's an amazing work. Really impress ... Aug 26 2008, 12:53 PM ElkGroveDan Can't think of much else I would do different.... Aug 26 2008, 01:54 PM Tman What wind speed hit still the payload box in the f... Aug 26 2008, 02:17 PM djellison QUOTE (Tman @ Aug 26 2008, 03:17 PM) What... Aug 26 2008, 02:35 PM |
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