Freikometer M9 module with power cable wiring enlarge 107kb print 4173kb
Mr. Freikometer inside Mr. Freeze. UNAVCO generously donated time on their thermal testing unit. We are running a battery test and a complete Freikometer test at -10C constant for two days. enlarge 41kb print 3207kb
A wider view of Mr. Freeze enlarge 52kb print 3389kb
Jim Normandeau, Engineering Project Manager at UNAVCO. He's a Horizons parent, and is programming the battery charge/discharge test. enlarge 64kb print 3405kb
The bike room at UNAVCO enlarge 115kb print 3998kb
An older model thermal chassis which might be useful for the Freiker equipment enlarge 79kb print 3370kb
UNAVCO's duct tape inventory. They buy it a pallet at a time, but right now they only have about 100 rolls in inventory. They also have lots of hardfoam, solar panels, and other gear which is just like what we need. enlarge 86kb print 3528kb
UNAVCO builds high-precision GPS units which are anchored to the bedrock around the world. The heart of the box is an off-the-shelf Trimble NetRS device which is a Linux box with GPS, lots of serial ports, and an ethernet port. UNAVCO packages the boxes with lots of battery, solar, and anchors the GPS antenna with three 40ft rods embedded in the bedrock. Even a one millimeter shift is detectable by the device. enlarge 105kb print 3620kb
A cellphone router which they use to upload the data. They get broadband where available from Cingular, Verizon, or Sprint. The cellphone router is more than they need, but it is a commodity part. enlarge 74kb print 3417kb
These are satellite phone routers for locations where cellular access is unavailable. They also use 900mhz ethernet bridges for up to 100km line of sight connections enlarge 92kb print 3776kb
Freikometer M9 module with power cable wiring
Mr. Freikometer inside Mr. Freeze. UNAVCO generously donated time on their thermal testing unit. We are running a battery test and a complete Freikometer test at -10C constant for two days.
A wider view of Mr. Freeze
Jim Normandeau, Engineering Project Manager at UNAVCO. He's a Horizons parent, and is programming the battery charge/discharge test.
The bike room at UNAVCO
An older model thermal chassis which might be useful for the Freiker equipment
UNAVCO's duct tape inventory. They buy it a pallet at a time, but right now they only have about 100 rolls in inventory. They also have lots of hardfoam, solar panels, and other gear which is just like what we need.
UNAVCO builds high-precision GPS units which are anchored to the bedrock around the world. The heart of the box is an off-the-shelf Trimble NetRS device which is a Linux box with GPS, lots of serial ports, and an ethernet port. UNAVCO packages the boxes with lots of battery, solar, and anchors the GPS antenna with three 40ft rods embedded in the bedrock. Even a one millimeter shift is detectable by the device.
A cellphone router which they use to upload the data. They get broadband where available from Cingular, Verizon, or Sprint. The cellphone router is more than they need, but it is a commodity part.
These are satellite phone routers for locations where cellular access is unavailable. They also use 900mhz ethernet bridges for up to 100km line of sight connections
