Basic Infographic of The Structure

I made an infographic explanaton about the whole structure.It shows all
the parts of the structure. The Structure divides into 3 parts.

1 - Balloon Part

2 - Connections Part

3 - Payload Part

GoPro HD Hero Cameras

Toshiba : Space Chair Project

A few facts about the shoot (from Toshiba)

• The shots were taken at a staggering 98,268 feet above the earth using Toshiba’s own cameras
• To reach the altitude required and to conform with Federal Aviation Administration regulations, the weight of the rig had to be carefully managed to a weight of no more than four pounds
• Tied to the rig was a specially created full-sized model chair made of biodegradable balsa wood – the chair was made by a company called Artem and cost about £2,500
• Launch coordinates of the rig were - 119 degrees, 14 minutes by 40 degrees, 48 minute (12 miles North-East of the town of Gerlach, Nevada)
• The quality of the footage from the Toshiba IK-HR1S cameras was: 1920x1080 pixel count; 1080i @ 50hz; 100 Mbps
• The temperature dropped to minus 90 degrees when the chair reached 52,037 feet
• The chair took 83 minutes to reach an altitude of 98,268 feet where it broke and took just 24 minutes to fall back down to earth with the rig.
• www.wherewillitland.com

Aim

Showing the recorded and edited footage of the process and experiment of
going high altitudes with a camera, experimenting the conditions and changes
during the flight.

Travelling virtually between different distances.

Showing the whole process of making this project until the final experiment.

Edited footage will be set in a concept which is still unknown.

Requirements

1 - GPS tracking device
2 - 1080p HD waterproof Camera vacuum rated housing and mounting bracket
3 - 1200g weather balloon
4 - 36" orange and white parachute
5 - Radar Reflector
6 - Payload Structure
7 - Permission from Civil Aviation
8 - 15 Km A Large Scale Ground

Basic Information About StratosphereFairEnough

Launching high altitude weather balloon. A weather balloon lifts a specially designed payload package that is composed of HD cameras, GPS tracking devices, and other science equipment. 


The payload is constructed and attached to the balloon with low-cost materials. The balloon and payload will be launched with SHGM clearance from a site chosen based on wind pattern and predicted landing location. The balloon ascends over 2 hours to a maximum altitude of 100,000 feet where it bursts and allows the payload to slowly descend using a built-in parachute. 


The balloon's location is monitored during its flight by GPS-satellite relay. The payload is located using the GPS device and the HD video and high-resolution still images are recovered from the cameras.Recorded footage will be edited with a chosen theme and subject.

Meaning of Stratosphere

Bacterial life survives in the stratosphere, making it a part of the biosphere. Also, some bird species have been reported to fly at the lower levels of the stratosphere.

The stratosphere is the second major layer of Earth's atmosphere, just above the troposphere, and below the mesosphere. It is stratified in temperature, with warmer layers higher up and cooler layers farther down. This is in contrast to the troposphere near the Earth's surface, which is cooler higher up and warmer farther down.

The border of the troposphere and stratosphere, the tropopause, is marked by where this inversion begins, which in terms of atmospheric thermodynamics is the equilibrium level. The stratosphere is situated between about 10 km (6 miles) and 50 km (31 miles) altitude above the surface at moderate latitudes, while at the poles it starts at about 8 km (5 miles) altitude.

VCD 421 - Senior Project : StratosphereFairEnough

Welcome to StratosphereFairEnough project. StratosphereFairEnough is about a project of VCD 421 Senior project. This blog is intended for showing the process of project StratosphereFairEnough. The project information will be given very soon in this week. Please check back anytime soon.