Space Mission Design and Implementation on a High-Altitude Balloon

4 credits · College of Engineering catalogue

Advisory Prerequisite: Senior or graduate standing. Enforced Prerequisite: None. (4 credits) This class teaches students how to design, build, test and deploy a completely autonomous, sophisticated system that is designed to accomplish a specific task. The primary system is a small-satellite, deployed on a high-altitude balloon. This system involves communication, position tracking, microcontrollers, instruments and a power system.