Geko Video Team

Five Guys, A Girl, and a BalloonSat

Christy Predaina (CS, APS) - Team Lead & Satellite Development Cohesion

Jason Worrall (AE)- Requirements Lead

Howard Montgomery (AE)- GPS Lead

Al Del Vecchio (APS)- Video Camera Payload Lead

Dan Gutknecht (AE)- Electrical Lead

Fatos Bajraktari (AE)- Structural Lead

Status - Christy

• Schedule

• Delayed by resubmitting proposal

• Component testing

• Budget

• Mass

• Changes to Proposal

• New Experiment

• GPS

• Servo for Video Camera

• BASIC Stamp Programming

Requirements - Jason

• HOBO testing

• No longer using still camera

• Imaging with Video Camera

• Servo will change Video Camera viewing angle

HOBOHOBOInternal HOBO Power

Internal HOBO Power

PowerPower

GPSGPS

ServoServo

Video CameraVideo Camera

Internal GPS

Power

Internal GPS

Power

Internal CameraPower

Internal CameraPower

MirrorMirror

PowerPower

BASIC StampBASIC Stamp

Switch

HeaterHeaterBattery Pack

Power

Battery Pack

Power

Switch

Switch

Switch

Design - Jason

GPS Payload: Purpose - Howard

• Garmin Geko 101 GPS

Weight: only 3.1oz with batteries

Compact size: 1.9" W x 3.9" H x .96" D

High-contrast display: 64 x 100 pixels

Battery life: 12 hours on 2 AAA batteries

Waypoint/Route storage: 250/0

Automatic track storage: 3,000 trackpoints with PanTrack and TracBack®

Waterproof: submersible for 30 minutes in one meter of water

Video Camera Payload - Al

Launching•Rewiring

•Testing

•Realizing Limitations

•Can’t add more memory

Electrical Subsystem - Dan

• Heater Done

• Testing

• No longer using still camera

• Imaging with Video Camera

• Wiring timing circuits

Structural Subsystem - Fatos

• Foam Core

• Insulation

Moving Forward & Questions

• Assembly and Testing

• Finish Foam Core Construction

• Do Dry Ice test

• Questions?