TASEC-Lab: A COTS-based CubeSat-like university experiment for characterizing the convective heat transfer in stratospheric balloon missions

Bárcena, David González; Peinado-Pérez, Lilian; Fernández-Soler, Alejandro; Pérez-Muñoz, Ángel Grover; Álvarez-Romero, Jose Miguel; Ayape, Fernando; Martín, Juan Pablo; Bermejo-Ballesteros, Juan; Porras-Hermoso, Ángel; Alfonso-Corcuera, Daniel; Marín-Coca, Sergio; Soto-Aranaz, Manú; Boado-Cuartero, Blanca; Garcia-Romero, Rafael; Pindado, Santiago; Pérez-Álvarez, Javier; Zamorano, Juan; Torralbo, Ignacio; Piqueras, J.; Pérez-Grande, Isabel; Sanz-Andrés, Ángel

doi:10.1016/j.actaastro.2022.04.028

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“…The TASEC-Lab experiment is a CubeSat-Like experiment which was developed by the IDR/UPM with the aim to characterize the convective heat transfer in stratospheric balloon missions [9]. The experiment characterized how the heat dissipates in the ascent and float phases of a stratospheric balloon flight using different heat plates.…”

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On the use of cup anemometers as wind speed sensors in stratospheric balloon missions

Alfonso-Corcuera,

Ogueta-Gutiérrez,

Pindado

et al. 2024

J. Phys.: Conf. Ser.

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Stratospheric balloon missions have emerged as a cost-effective alternative to space missions for scientific research and technology development. These missions enable the collection of critical data from the Earth’s upper atmosphere while reducing financial and logistical burdens associated with traditional space missions. One key challenge in these missions is the accurate measurement of the relative-to-the-gondola wind speed in the tropopause and the stratosphere. This paper explores the viability of using cup anemometers as wind speed sensors in stratospheric balloon missions, offering an easy-to-calibrate, low-cost, and accurate solution. The present paper provides a short overview of stratospheric balloon missions and their relevance in atmospheric research and outlines the challenges and limitations of existing wind speed sensing technologies. The cup anemometer is also described, detailing its working principle, advantages, and limitations, and propose a methodology for incorporating the instrument into stratospheric balloon missions. To validate the proposed methodology, a stratospheric balloon mission (the Tasec-Lab experiment, onboard a B2Space balloon launched in 2021), was equipped with a cup anemometer whose performance was analyzed. The results prove that cup anemometers can provide accurate and reliable relative wind speed measurements in the tropopause and the stratosphere. Furthermore, the low power consumption and the ease of development and calibration of cup anemometers make them an attractive option for stratospheric balloon missions.

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On the use of cup anemometers as wind speed sensors in stratospheric balloon missions

Alfonso-Corcuera,

Ogueta-Gutiérrez,

Pindado

et al. 2024

J. Phys.: Conf. Ser.

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“…On the right, the Telemetry Sender task transmits the latest value from the Temperatures and Heaters to the GS. This pattern is defined in [14,17] and it was successfully applied in missions such as TASEC-Lab [3] and the FLP framework [14]. The HERCCULES OBSW used this pattern to share data across tasks.…”

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“…On another hand, the MS561101BA03-50 absolute barometer was validated by Test comparing the read measurements with the expected pressure (954 mbar) obtained from the weather monitoring stations of the Madrid city council (Spain). Besides, since the TASEC-Lab mission successfully used these barometers [3], the software that controlled this device was reused, hence, validation by Similarity was applicable to this module. The plot from Fig.…”

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Design and implementation of a real-time onboard system for a stratospheric balloon mission using commercial off-the-self components and a model-based approach

Pérez-Muñoz,

Gamazo-Real,

González-Bárcena

et al. 2023

Computers and Electrical Engineering

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“…The experiment is designed following the CubeSat philosophy and using commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components. The TASEC-Lab was launched aboard a stratospheric balloon (see Figure 1 ) from the aerodrome of León (Spain) on 16 July 2021 [ 37 , 38 ].…”

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Measuring Relative Wind Speeds in Stratospheric Balloons with Cup Anemometers: The TASEC-Lab Mission

Alfonso-Corcuera

Ogueta-Gutiérrez

Fernández-Soler

et al. 2022

Sensors

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This paper shows wind speed measurements from the TASEC-Lab experiment in a stratospheric balloon mission. The mission was launched in July 2021 from León (Spain) aerodrome. Measurements of horizontal wind speed in relation to the balloon gondola were successfully carried out with a cup anemometer. According to the available literature, this is the first time a cup anemometer has been used in a stratospheric balloon mission. The results indicate the need to consider the horizontal wind speed from the balloon ascent phase for thermal calculations of the mission.

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TASEC-Lab: A COTS-based CubeSat-like university experiment for characterizing the convective heat transfer in stratospheric balloon missions

Cited by 11 publications

References 22 publications

On the use of cup anemometers as wind speed sensors in stratospheric balloon missions

On the use of cup anemometers as wind speed sensors in stratospheric balloon missions

Design and implementation of a real-time onboard system for a stratospheric balloon mission using commercial off-the-self components and a model-based approach

Measuring Relative Wind Speeds in Stratospheric Balloons with Cup Anemometers: The TASEC-Lab Mission

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