Log Week 21 [02/22/2014]:
Dr. Bering joined us in the meeting and we decided to break up the telemetry/wind vector/navigation team into CPU and well, navigation. We seem to be back in high gears.
Things To Expect:
- A case study from CPU and Navigation team.
- A new Google poll has been posted (link).
- Expect a lecture on atmospheric science on Monday from Dr. Lefer.
- Meeting with Dr. Lefer on Friday.
- Planning to be done with PDR/CDR sometime later (No ETA on this).
- Hopefully, we will be able to host our site on NSM server as soon as we get an approval from the department.
- Visit Doodle Poll and let us know your availability (link).
- Visit our Google Calendar for specifics and timely updates.
Written By:
Abdul K. Siddiqui (USIP-UH member)
(a NASA/UH Collaboration)
Welcome to the Undergraduate Student Instrument Project - University of Houston (USIP-UH) blog!
Here we will chronicle the the goings on of our UltraLight Mission to fly student-designed-and-built instrumentation on Weather Balloons in Alaska to monitor the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights).
We are a team of 11 undergraduate students from all different majors at the University of Houston.
Monday, February 24, 2014
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Fifteenth USIP Round-table Meeting
Log Week 20 [02/16/2014]:
All the payloads were discussed and requirements for each once again examined. We are still seeking more collaboration amongst groups with similar to redundant data to fit that in narrow bandwidth.
We watched an educational movie about the balloon launch at the end of the meeting and will continue to do so for the lifetime of the project.
Things To Expect:
- A new Google poll has been posted (link).
- Expect a lecture on atmospheric science on Monday from Dr. Lefer.
- Meeting with Dr. Lefer on Friday.
- Planning to be done with PDR/CDR sometime later (No ETA on this).
- Hopefully, we will be able to host our site on NSM server as soon as we get an approval from the department.
- Visit Doodle Poll and let us know your availability (link).
- Visit our Google Calendar for specifics and timely updates.
Written By:
Abdul K. Siddiqui (USIP-UH member)
All the payloads were discussed and requirements for each once again examined. We are still seeking more collaboration amongst groups with similar to redundant data to fit that in narrow bandwidth.
We watched an educational movie about the balloon launch at the end of the meeting and will continue to do so for the lifetime of the project.
Things To Expect:
- A new Google poll has been posted (link).
- Expect a lecture on atmospheric science on Monday from Dr. Lefer.
- Meeting with Dr. Lefer on Friday.
- Planning to be done with PDR/CDR sometime later (No ETA on this).
- Hopefully, we will be able to host our site on NSM server as soon as we get an approval from the department.
- Visit Doodle Poll and let us know your availability (link).
- Visit our Google Calendar for specifics and timely updates.
Written By:
Abdul K. Siddiqui (USIP-UH member)
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Fourteenth USIP Round-table Meeting
Log Week 19 [02/09/2014]:
A vote has been taken on groupme and the status meeting is now moved to every Sunday instead of Saturday.
We discussed about PDR and doing each PDR separately for each individual payload and then combine them in the end. But that turns out to be counter-productive or maybe what we decided in the meeting that only one person will be responsible for typing the whole thing with everyone's help.
We watched a movie about the balloon launch at the end of the meeting and will continue to do so for educational purposes.
Meeting with CSBF/NASA took over this Monday(02/10). Notes will be posted on Google drive.
Things To Expect:
- A new Google poll has been posted (link).
- Expect a lecture on atmospheric science on Monday from Dr. Lefer.
- Meeting with Dr. Lefer on Friday.
- Planning to be done with PDR/CDR sometime later (No ETA on this).
- Hopefully, we will be able to host our site on NSM server as soon as we get an approval from the department.
- Visit Doodle Poll and let us know your availability (link).
- Visit our Google Calendar for specifics and timely updates.
Written By:
Abdul K. Siddiqui (USIP-UH member)
A vote has been taken on groupme and the status meeting is now moved to every Sunday instead of Saturday.
We discussed about PDR and doing each PDR separately for each individual payload and then combine them in the end. But that turns out to be counter-productive or maybe what we decided in the meeting that only one person will be responsible for typing the whole thing with everyone's help.
We watched a movie about the balloon launch at the end of the meeting and will continue to do so for educational purposes.
Meeting with CSBF/NASA took over this Monday(02/10). Notes will be posted on Google drive.
Things To Expect:
- A new Google poll has been posted (link).
- Expect a lecture on atmospheric science on Monday from Dr. Lefer.
- Meeting with Dr. Lefer on Friday.
- Planning to be done with PDR/CDR sometime later (No ETA on this).
- Hopefully, we will be able to host our site on NSM server as soon as we get an approval from the department.
- Visit Doodle Poll and let us know your availability (link).
- Visit our Google Calendar for specifics and timely updates.
Written By:
Abdul K. Siddiqui (USIP-UH member)
Monday, February 3, 2014
Twelveth & Thriteenth USIP Meeting
Log Week 17-18 [01/26/2014 - 02/01/2014]:
Usual on-going round-table meetings seemed to be a step forward towards the efficiency of the entire team.
The team volunteered for junior robotics competition on 01/25. Also, microbes team got in touch with NASA astro-biology staff.
Things To Expect:
- A new Google poll has been posted (link).
- Telemetry team driving this February 10th for a meeting with CSBF/NASA.
- Expect a lecture on atmospheric science on Monday from Dr. Lefer.
- Meeting with Dr. Lefer on Friday.
- Planning to be done with PDR/CDR sometime later (No ETA on this).
- Hopefully, we will be able to host our site on NSM server as soon as we get an approval from the department.
- Visit Doodle Poll and let us know your availability (link).
- Visit our Google Calendar for specifics and timely updates.
Written By:
Abdul K. Siddiqui (USIP-UH member)
Usual on-going round-table meetings seemed to be a step forward towards the efficiency of the entire team.
The team volunteered for junior robotics competition on 01/25. Also, microbes team got in touch with NASA astro-biology staff.
Things To Expect:
- A new Google poll has been posted (link).
- Telemetry team driving this February 10th for a meeting with CSBF/NASA.
- Expect a lecture on atmospheric science on Monday from Dr. Lefer.
- Meeting with Dr. Lefer on Friday.
- Planning to be done with PDR/CDR sometime later (No ETA on this).
- Hopefully, we will be able to host our site on NSM server as soon as we get an approval from the department.
- Visit Doodle Poll and let us know your availability (link).
- Visit our Google Calendar for specifics and timely updates.
Written By:
Abdul K. Siddiqui (USIP-UH member)
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