LaACES 2004-2005 Advanced
Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge
Institution Mentors: |
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Dr. T. Gregory Guzik |
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225-578-8597 |
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Dr. John P. Wefel |
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E-Mail Address: |
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Office Phone: |
225-578-8597 |
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Student Participants: |
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| Hallie Baer-Bositis | halliebaer@hotmail.com | Physics | ||
| Alexandra Besse | asalga1@lsu.edu | Physics/Mathematics | ||
| Travis Halpen | thalph3@lsu.edu | Medical Physics/Physics | ||
| Florin Mingireanu | florin@cct.lsu.edu | Physics | ||
Institution Details: |
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LaACES Meeting Times: |
Wednesday, 2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. | ||
LaACES Meeting Location: |
360 Nicholson Hall | ||
Institution Website: |
http://www.phys.lsu.edu/ | ||
Team Development Effort: |
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Payload Development for 2004-2005: |
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Development Objectives: |
Develop an inertial navigational system, utilizing a 3-axis gyroscope and accelerometer, with application to balloon payload recover and/or MIMIC attitude determination. | ||
Preliminary Design Review: |
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January 19, 2005 | ||
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TBD | ||
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Critical Design Review: |
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TBD | ||
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Flight Readiness Review: |
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Date -- |
TBD | ||
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Mars Mission (MIMIC) Involvement for 2004-2005: |
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MIMIC Website: |
Louisiana participation in MIMIC | ||
Structures: |
T. Halpen, A. Besse | ||
Objectives -- |
Participate in MIMIC structures team effort and develop capability in structures Finite Element Analysis computations through use of the COSMOS GeoStar software package. | ||
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Propulsion: |
H. Baer-Bositis, F. Mingireanu | ||
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Participate in MIMIC propulsion team effort and investigate alternate methods for Mars orbit changes such as aerobraking and microthrusters | ||
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