Open Access2019 Elijah High Altitude Balloon Payload: Electronic Failure at Altitude, Applications of Turbulence and Sonification of Data
Author(s) -
Nicholas McWilliam Hennigan,
Chance Beaty,
Eileen Endres,
Daniel Schuler,
D'Amoure Washburn,
Katherine Wolfgramm
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
proceedings of the ... annual wisconsin space conference
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2374-8885
pISSN - 2374-8877
DOI - 10.17307/wsc.v1i1.305
Subject(s) - payload (computing) , sonification , turbulence , modular design , aerospace engineering , altitude (triangle) , effects of high altitude on humans , visualization , computer science , meteorology , engineering , physics , mechanical engineering , human–computer interaction , computer network , geometry , mathematics , network packet , operating system
The 2019 WSGC Elijah High-Altitude Balloon Payload Fellowship focused on 4 high-altitude phenomena: Modular Payload Design, Applications of Air Turbulence (power generation and visualization), Electronic Behavior at Altitude, and Sonification of Atmospheric Data. Modular payload design focused on user-accessibility by creating friction-reducing rings in-between insulation and the instrumentation capsule. Height-adjustable, modular shelving was also constructed. Turbulence and Electronics project both suffered data loss during flight. However, post-flight lab analysis showed the power generation apparatus produced 96J – 120J and turbulence visualization’s potential to assist in calculating Eddie dissipation rates. Additionally, Electronic Behavior observed corona discharges across large electrical gaps near-vacuum pressures. Sonification of Data used computer algorithms to transcribe data relationships into music. The intent was to allow users to perceive data relationships and patterns aurally.