An open source toolkit for the tracking, termination and recovery of high altitude balloon flights and payloads
Abstract
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We present an open source toolkit of flight-proven electronic devices which\ncan be used to track, terminate and recover high altitude balloon flights and\npayloads. Comprising a beacon, pyrotechnic and non-pyrotechnic cut-down devices\nplus associated software, the toolkit can be used to: (i) track the location of\na flight via Iridium satellite communication; (ii) release lift and/or float\nballoons manually or at pre-defined altitudes; (iii) locate the payload after\ndescent. The size and mass of the toolkit make it suitable for use on weather\nor sounding balloon flights. We describe the technology readiness level of the\ntoolkit, based on over 20 successful flights to altitudes of typically 32,000\nm.\n
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We present an open source toolkit of flight-proven electronic devices which\ncan be used to track, terminate and recover high altitude balloon flights and\npayloads.
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Payload (computing), Lift (data mining), Balloon, Aerospace engineering, Effects of high altitude on humans, Remote sensing, Computer science, Satellite
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