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Avionics and Power Management for Low-Cost High-Altitude Balloon Science PlatformsHigh-altitude balloons (HABs) have become popular as educational and scientific platforms for planetary research. This document outlines key components for missions where low cost and rapid development are desired. As an alternative to ground-based vacuum and thermal testing, these systems can be flight tested at comparable costs. Communication, solar, space, and atmospheric sensing experiments often require environments where ground level testing can be challenging or impossible in certain cases. When performing HAB research the ability to monitor the status of the platform and gather data is key for both scientific and recoverability aspects of the mission. A few turnkey platform solutions are outlined that leverage rapidly evolving open-source engineering ecosystems. Rather than building custom components from scratch, these recommendations attempt to maximize simplicity and cost of HAB platforms to make launches more accessible to everyone.
Document ID
20160011507
Acquisition Source
Glenn Research Center
Document Type
Technical Memorandum (TM)
Authors
Chin, Jeffrey (NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH United States)
Roberts, Anthony (NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH United States)
McNatt, Jeremiah (NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH United States)
Date Acquired
September 27, 2016
Publication Date
September 1, 2016
Subject Category
Avionics And Aircraft Instrumentation
Report/Patent Number
NASA/TM-2016-219148
E-19271
GRC-E-DAA-TN32824
Funding Number(s)
WBS: WBS 680465.05.01.03
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Keywords
Avionics
Balloon
High-altitude

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