Saturday, March 30, 2013

First Ash Vehicle

The Ash M1

Components:
Styrofoam box.
Wing Cam 720p. Approx 3 hour battery life.
Wing Cam II 1080p. Approx 4 hour battery life.
2x 32 GB Kingston Micro SD cards. One for each camera.
Spot GPS tracking device.

A dremel was used to make a hole on the top half of the capsule.

Double sided velcro attaches the Wing Cam 720p.

This is a view of the bottom half of the Ash M1. For the main view a Wing Cam II 1080p is used. The Spot GPS tracker will transmit position.

Styrofoam is messy.

Side view of the bottom half.

Top and bottom stacked. Notice the upward pointing and side facing cameras.

Saturday, March 23, 2013

Concept art for recovery vehicle

Concept art for recovery vehicle:


 Balloon, Parachute (folded), and recovery vehicle

Recovery vehicle (Sealed container, 2 outboard motors, and movable tail)