<div dir="ltr">Cool!<div><br></div><div> So we are talking about the following things we want to do:</div><div><ul><li>In-Flight Automated Photography</li><ul><li>Overlay in-flight metadata from on-board sensors; <span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">GPS coordinates, altitude, temperature, air pressure, CO2, speed, and time from launch (T+).</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Can be done either in-flight or as post-processing (encode flight data as exif, add overlay in post).</span></li></ul><li>Record flight data for post-flight modelling and visualization opportunities.</li>
<ul><li>Record 6-dof, acceleration and skin temperature data in-flight.</li><li>Calculate ballistic coefficient to add to visualization opportunities.</li></ul></ul></div><div> And that would mean the following sensors:</div>
<div><ul><li>Video/Photo Camera</li><li>GPS (speed & altitude can be derived from GPS data.)</li><li>Altimeter</li><li>Thermometer (setup for ambient and skin temperature readings)</li><li>Barometer</li><li>CO2 Gas Sensor</li>
<li>Clock (can be done by the Raspberry Pi.)</li><li>6-dof sensing</li><li>Accelerometers</li></ul></div><div>Made a wiki: <a href="https://256.makerslocal.org/wiki/Flight_Code_Project">https://256.makerslocal.org/wiki/Flight_Code_Project</a></div>
<div><br></div><div> - Ethan</div><div><br></div><div>P.S. Of administrative note; I got a clarification from Masten about educational institutions flying for free. At this point in time, the Prometheus Project is open only to educational institutions as Masten is seeking to encourage high school and college students to get into engineering. Therefore, the project would have to involve students in <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19.049999237060547px">designing, building, and programming the flight experiments. The project could either be run as a class and teaches UAH and other Huntsville high school students or the makers involved would academically advise a student team. </span></div>
<div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19.049999237060547px"><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19.049999237060547px">Kix, taking a page out of your book, how did you run your program with FIRST Robotics when you were in the Makers Local 256 shop?</span></div>
<div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 16, 2014 at 8:05 AM, Phillip Showers <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:phillip.showers@gmail.com" target="_blank">phillip.showers@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>you definitely want 6-dof for post flight modelling as well. tie in a common variable like time and pump in stuff like 6-dof, acceleration and skin temp. You can probably just calculate the ballistic coefficient from cad but that gets you started on some really fun visualization opportunities.<br>
</div><br>Phil<br></div><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 16, 2014 at 8:34 AM, Satyam Nayak <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nayaksatyam@gmail.com" target="_blank">nayaksatyam@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">I ++1 Josh's suggestion about adding metadata to the picture. </div><div><div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 16, 2014 at 8:57 AM, WebDawg <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:webdawg@gmail.com" target="_blank">webdawg@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Even better to have it upload that data somewhere after the launch for viewing after.<br></div><div>
<div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 16, 2014 at 8:51 AM, Joshua Pritt <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ramgarden@gmail.com" target="_blank">ramgarden@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">It would be neat to overlay some data on each photo like GPS coords, altitude, temperature, air pressure, CO2, speed, and time from launch (T+).</div>
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On Wed, Jul 16, 2014 at 8:38 AM, Ethan Chew <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:spacefelix@gmail.com" target="_blank">spacefelix@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<p>Just suggested to Masten that they add a picture/video camera (of the size and quality level of the one in your cell phone) to the sensor suite. ;)</p><div><div>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Jul 16, 2014 5:08 AM, "Satyam Nayak" <<a href="mailto:nayaksatyam@gmail.com" target="_blank">nayaksatyam@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr">I was thinking of doing something similar to HSIS where we put a camera on auto trigger and took a bunch of pictures of the flight.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 16, 2014 at 6:40 AM, WebDawg <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:webdawg@gmail.com" target="_blank">webdawg@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Anyone plan to put any effort into this?<br></div><div><div><div class="gmail_extra">
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 16, 2014 at 4:37 AM, Ethan Chew <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:spacefelix@gmail.com" target="_blank">spacefelix@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">P.S. Note on the sensor suite; the hardware in the suite will be determined by Masten. However, at this point in time of Project Prometheus, Masten is open to input on what sensor hardware to install. Please send sensor hardware suggestions to <font style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px" face="arial, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:prometheus@masten.aero" target="_blank">prometheus@masten.aero</a>.</font></div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 6:42 AM, Ethan Chew <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:spacefelix@gmail.com" target="_blank">spacefelix@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p>Hello!</p><div>
<p>On Jul 15, 2014 6:34 AM, "Jeff Cotten" <<a href="mailto:omegix@gmail.com" target="_blank">omegix@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
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> Hey Ethan, will the raspberry pi be connected to the internet during the test?</p>
</div><p>Sorry, no. To avoid interfering with Xombie's control system, the crew has told me no transmitters are allowed.</p><div>
<p>><br>
> If I wrote a piece of code that logged into #makerslocal and reported back the altitude, would it it be able to reach the freenode server?</p>
</div><p>You'd need to make an isolated flight data recorder. Due to the restriction on transmitters, you can only download your data off a shore connection when the vehicle is back on the ground.</p><span><font color="#888888">
<p> - Ethan</p></font></span><div><div>
<p>><br>
><br>
> On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 12:08 AM, Ethan Chew <<a href="mailto:spacefelix@gmail.com" target="_blank">spacefelix@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> Hello,<br>
>><br>
>> Take note, it is my current understanding that educational institutions get to fly for free.<br>
>><br>
>> From Masten Space Systems in Mojave, CA (<a href="http://masten.aero/" target="_blank">http://masten.aero/</a>), an opportunity to fly code on a vertical takeoff and landing rocket (such as Xombie: <a href="http://youtu.be/A5b9LnzjGgU" target="_blank">http://youtu.be/A5b9LnzjGgU</a>) on Project Prometheus:<br>
>> <br>
>> <a href="http://masten.aero/2014/05/project-prometheus/" target="_blank">http://masten.aero/2014/05/project-prometheus/</a><br>
>><br>
>> In summary; there is a Raspberry Pi on board that is connected to a sensor suite. Send Masten some code you want to run during a flight that processes inputs from the sensors during the flight. The project is for the rapid, streamlined development of tools relating to; visual navigation, landing detection, mass estimation and position/attitude estimation. You can reach them at <a href="mailto:prometheus@masten.aero" target="_blank">prometheus@masten.aero</a> with input and questions about the program. <br>
>><br>
>> Quote:<br>
>><br>
>>>> the Masten Team has also been thinking about ways we could engage the broader community and increase accessibility to our VTVL vehicles. One of the largest barriers to entry for any technology developer seeking to conduct aerospace flight testing is access to a vehicle. Limited access to an integrated GPS/IMU navigation system, flight-rated computing platforms, and sensors present additional challenges to innovators. In the spirit of broadening access to aerospace resources, we have had a project cooking in the background called Prometheus.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>><br>
>>>> Project Prometheus is a Masten program designed to foster the development of flight-test ready technologies by innovators in academic and research settings. By implementing a standardized interface between Masten vehicles and experimental software and hardware tools, Prometheus will provide a streamlined, efficient path for technology maturation throughout the course of tool conception, development and flight test. Access to uniform, flight-tested hardware and software development framework for innovators will ultimately reduce integration, development and other flight test costs.<br>
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>><br>
>><br>
>> - Ethan/spacefelix<br>
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