“Failing is a good thing”
Erupting
Rigorous
Vesuvian
Understanding
Putting
Trojan
Ingenuity
Into
Our
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Nation
UAH Mission Background
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Find out if there are any volcanoes on Venus
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The payload shall be stationed on the weather balloon or the orbiter until the instrumentation observation is initiated.
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Payload Design
Requirements
Our payload's name is S.U.M.M.I.T. (Spectrometric
Understanding of Vesuvius Material and Mapping
Infrared Telemetry of Volcanoes)
5Kg
44 cm x 24cm x 28cm (The size of the paper box)
Can't harm spacecraft.
Must survive environment until task is done.
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Payload Destination
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Will be searching for
“hot spots” on the planet. •
The environment is approximately 14.7 psi and has a distance of
15.9 km.
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Average temperature is
737 K (464 C)
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Atmosphere is 96.5%
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) and 3.5% Nitrogen (N2)
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Science Objective
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Locate any possible active volcanoes on Venus and how they relate to the volcanoes on Earth.
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This objective is important because it provides a further understanding of the Venusian environment. •
S.U.M.M.I.T. will be able to find temperature and pressure measurements of its surroundings.
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We need to spot the thermally significant on
Venus.
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Science Traceability Matrix
Science
Objective
Are there any active volcanoes on
Venus?
Measurement
Objective
Measurement
Requirement
Instrument
Selected
Thermal Profile
Scan entire planet Thermal
Camera on
UAH spacecraft
During probe descent Pressure
Transducer
XPMF03
Video
GoPro hero 3+
Black Edition architecture Track Probe
Multiple accelerometers ACC104A
Pressure
Volcano
Existence
Location
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Instrument Requirements
Instrument
Mass
Power
Data
Rate
Lifetime
Frequency
Duration
<500 kbps @720x48
6 20fps
16 hours
Continuous
Until Death
Go Pro Hero
3+ Black
Edition
0.07 kg Pressure
Transducer
XPMF03
0.021 kg 1.142 x 10^8W
N.A.
16 hours
Continuous
Until Death
Accelromete r ACC104A
0.001
5 kg
0.0000
2W
10mV
@100hz.
16 hours
Continuous
Until Death
Thermocouple
Type K Wire
0.45 g/Ft. N.A.
N.A.
16 hours
Continuous
Until Death
Transmitter
0.003 kg 0.176
W
500 kbps
16 hours
Continuous
Until Death
Microprocessor
0.023 kg 1W
4.8 x
10^8
16 hours
Continuous
Until Death
2.183
W
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Alternative Solutions
Methodology
Review UAH Mission
Background
Study Volcanoes on
Venus
Split into 2 groups to weigh the Orbiter vs the Balloon
Concept 2: Balloon
Concept 1: Orbiter
Final Probe Concept
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Concept 1
This is on the Orbiter.
A computer chip contains attachments to other instruments, accelerometers.
Other instruments include: thermal/descent camera and thermocouple wire
The spectrometer will stay on the Orbiter
Aerogel insulation, titanium shell, and tantalum coating
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Concept 2
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This is on the Balloon.
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Probes will be launched when the spacecraft says “go”
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After hot spots are created probes will be launched to middle
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The probes will be looking for volcanic activity in the hot spots
