Report for NASA Weather Balloon project
Southwest Research Institute had given us the task of finding the optimum flight altitude for a super pressure balloon (SPB) for NASA. Flight SPB 669NT is one of the first payload carrying super pressure balloons to go above 110,000 feet in altitude, and had one of the longest flights ever recorded (46 days). Findings from the analysis of this flight would pave the way for more payload carrying SPBs.
Future SPBs would be given trajectory control systems, and might carry more expensive payloads. Given the high expenses going into the balloon, it was important to understand the events that transpired during its flight, and how the balloon could change direction.
Techniques we used for this analysis were Kernel Density Estimate plots, rose wind charts and hypothesis testing.
Future SPBs would be given trajectory control systems, and might carry more expensive payloads. Given the high expenses going into the balloon, it was important to understand the events that transpired during its flight, and how the balloon could change direction.
Techniques we used for this analysis were Kernel Density Estimate plots, rose wind charts and hypothesis testing.
