El Alto

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El Alto

• Megan Gritzfeld, Jennifer Tighe and Michael
  Sobczak

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Purpose Instruments

• Finding Altitude
• Comparing Instruments
• 3 Ground Stations

• Laser Range Finder
• MathCAD Program

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Hypotheses

• 3 Ground Station most accurate way
• Laser Range Finder least accurate

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3D Sketch
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Altitude Vs. Time
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Post Flight

• Consistent data compared to LRF
• LRF restricted by vineyard fence
• Too close to 90
• Problems maintaining coverage
• MathCAD had trouble w/ tangents
• Back-up measurements failed at 500 ft.

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Conclusion

• Program requires balloon inside triangle
• Larger field for stations and LRF
• Better measuring device
• Better communication (walkie-talkies)
• Program Shows Promise if debugged

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El Alto

• Megan Gritzfeld, Jennifer Tighe and Michael
  Sobczak