LaACES 2004-2005 Advanced
Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge

Institution Mentors:

Dr. T. Gregory Guzik

E-Mail Address:

guzik@phunds.phys.lsu.edu

Office Phone:

225-578-8597

Personal Website:

http://www.phys.lsu.edu/dept/direct/guzik.html

 

 

Dr. John P. Wefel

E-Mail Address:

wefel@phunds.phys.lsu.edu

Office Phone:

225-578-8597

Personal Website:

http://www.phys.lsu.edu/dept/direct/wefel.html

 

Student Participants:

E-Mail Address

Major

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:

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:

Payload Development for 2004-2005:

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:

Date --

January 19, 2005

Document --

TBD

Presentation --

TBD

Critical Design Review:

Date --

TBD

Document --

TBD

Presentation --

TBD

Flight Readiness Review:

Date --

TBD

Document --

TBD

Presentation --

TBD

Mars Mission (MIMIC) Involvement for 2004-2005:

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.

Reports --

Propulsion:

H. Baer-Bositis, F. Mingireanu

Objectives --

Participate in MIMIC propulsion team effort and investigate alternate methods for Mars orbit changes such as aerobraking and microthrusters

Reports --