La ACES 2005: SBC Lectures & Activities

Session	Unit	Lecture Title	Activities
1	Overview	Student Ballooning Course (SBC) Overview The Aerospace Catalyst Experiences for Students (ACES) Project	Registration of participants
2	Ballooning	The LA ACES Balloon Vehicle and Flight Profile Student Payload Choices	B1. What is a BalloonSat?
3	Electronics	Introduction to Electronics Electronic Components	E1. Electrical Measurements & Instruments E2. Identifying Electronic Components
4	Electronics	Prototyping Techniques and Soldering Assembly Techniques	E3a. Soldering Tutorial E3b. Reconciling a Schematic with a Layout E4. Constructing SkeeterSat SkeeterSat Assembly & Operations Manual
5	Electronics		E4. Constructing SkeeterSat (cont.)
6	Programming	The BalloonSat Development Board Introduction to Programming	P1a. Building the BalloonSat Controller (Stage 1) BalloonSat Assembly Manual
7	Programming	The BASIC Stamp Editor	P1b. Building BalloonSat (Stage 1) P2. Building the BalloonSat Controller (Stage 2)
8	Programming		P2. Building BalloonSat (Stage 2 cont.)
9	Ballooning	Payload Construction Considerations & Techniques	B2. Constructing a Foam-core Board Structure
10	Ballooning		B2. Constructing Foam-core Struct. (cont.)
11	Electronics Ballooning	Data Acquisition Payload Thermal Issues & Calculations Power Sources	E6. Using BoxCar and HOBO B3. Identifying Thermal Requirements B4. Thermal Calculations & Measurements
12	Ballooning		B4. Thermal Calc. & Measurements (cont.) E8. Power Source Testing
13	Ballooning	Mechanical Design Guidelines	B5. Testing Materials in Extreme Environments B6. Payload Shock Testing
14	Programming	Digital I/O - Connecting the Outside World Analog to Digital Converters	P3. Simple Digital I/O with the BalloonSat E7a. A/D Conversion Role Playing E7b. A/D Conversion
15	Programming	Serial I/O Communications	P4. Interfacing Serial Peripherals to the BASIC Stamp P5. Communicating to External Memory
16	Programming	Expanding the BASIC Stamp: Useful Peripherals	P5. Communicating to External Memory (cont.) P6. Interfacing to a Real-Time Clock
17	Programming		P6. Interfacing to a Real-Time Clock (cont.)
18	Programming	System Testing and Debugging CAD Tools for Circuit Design	P7. Measuring Temperature with BalloonSat E5. CAD Tools for Circuit Design
19	Management	What is Project Management? The Project Life Cycle	PM1. Building the Project Team PM2. The Project Life Cycle
20	Management	System Design Risk and Risk Management	PM3. System Design PM7. Risk Management Plan
21	Management	Defining the Project Tasks Estimating Project Costs	PM4. Defining Project Tasks PM5. Estimating Project Costs
22	Management	The Project Schedule MS Project Example	PM6. Project Schedule and Timeline
23	Management	Communication and Documentation	PM8. Project Review & Presentation PM9. Implementing the Project PDR Document Template
		Spring Semester
1	General	LaACES Schedule - Spring 2006
2	General	LaACES Launch Trip - May 2006 PDF version of lecture

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