This is the "alpha" launch of Ivorycopter. It's underpowered but has enough for us to test out the hardware and software.
We're using two small fans to generate 11 grams of thrust to try to control our altitude down during the day. Typically, we might target 7000-12000 feet of altitude. The solar panels charge the main batteries.
The message generation times are a bit random, depending on voltage, time of day, and altitude.
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Explorer report
T1.46 Coord 41.86228 -87.62512gps ALT 14265ft 5mph hdg131 Alt 17794ft Target 7000ft to 14796ft. Fans off. 13F 3.81V HSDPA1900 -88 ecio 16.5 AT T 310-410 used 2 ballasts. Debug info 263K 86adc 876v 7.40PSI
It can see soldier field from here :) Too bad it's dark.
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