Launch: 10/16/2022 🎈

Arduino code for TUFF DOS payload for the Balloon Payload Program at the University of Maryland. The payload reads tension data from the rope in atmospheric balloon launches (>50,000 ft).

Code by Jeremy Kuznetsov, Jim Oliver Villegas, Jaxon Lee, Malcolm Maas, and Daniel Grammer.

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Quickstart 🚀

sudo snap install arduino
git clone https://github.com/UMDBPP/TUFFcode

OR...

1. Download Arduino IDE
2. Download TUFF_Flight_Data_Collector.ino (or copy paste)
3. Run TUFF_Flight_Data_Collector.ino with payload hanging load free
4. You're ready to launch!

Note: Run TUFF_calibration with its experiment procedure for more accurate readings

Code Structure 📁

The code is broken up as follows:

• 📁Data Analysis: Python Juypter Notebook analysis of TUFF data
  • 📁Data: All data collected across our 4 flights. Includes formatted and unformatted data
  • 🏃*.py: Files with analysis. Run them to see graphs of our data
• 🏃Launch_Day_Tester/Launch_Day_Tester.ino: Extra file to put various tests in
• 🏃TUFF_Calibrator/TUFF_Calibrator.ino: Gets calibration value for tension sensor. See file for details
• 🏃TUFF_Flight_Data_Collector/TUFF_Flight_Data_Collector.ino: Collects data during flight and writes to an SD card

Specs 🔌

• High Accuracy S-Beam Load Cell: ±0.005 lbs
• HX711 Amplifier
• Adafruit 9-DOF Gyro Sensor and Accelerometer
• Adafruit BMP280 Sensor
• RTC_DS1307 Clock
• Arduino Uno
• 16 GB SD Card
• SD Card Reader
• 9 Volt battery

Preceding Flights ⏪!

• TUFF 105 Nov 14, 2021
• TUFF 110 Mar 5, 2022
• TUFF DOS 111 July 31, 2022
• TUFF DOS 112 Oct 16, 2022