A Low-cost Mobile Automated Sonde Launching System

Award Information

Agency: Department of Commerce	Branch: N/A	Award ID: 57229	Program Year/Program: 2002 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number: 2002-04	Solicitation Year: N/A	Solicitation Topic Code: N/A	Solicitation Number: N/A

Small Business Information: Yankee Environmental Systems, Inc.
101 Industrial Blvd. Turners Falls, MA -
View profile »

Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No

Phase 1: Fiscal Year: 2002

Title: A Low-cost Mobile Automated Sonde Launching System

Agency: DOC

Contract: DG1330-02-CN-0036

Award Amount: $75,000.00

Abstract:
We describe a radiosonde launch system that is automatic, robust, fault-tolerant, and mobile. Once loaded, for each cycle the system will automatically: 1) Determine ambient conditions, 2) power up a radiosonde, 3) tune the receiver, 4) initialize sonde communication, 5) performs pre-launch calibration, 6) start data acquisition software, 7)inflate a balloon and verify inflation, 8) release the balloon and sonde, 9) continuously capture data for duration of flight, 10) stop data capture, 11) transfer data to a central data archive, and 12) return to an idle state and prepare for the next launch.

Principal Investigator:
William Bauman
Design Engineer
4138630200
whb@yesinc.com

Business Contact:
Cynthia A. Cote
Accounts Manager
4138630200
cac@yesinc.com

Small Business Information at Submission:

Yankee Environmental Systems, Inc.
101 Industrial Blvd. Turner Falls, MA 01376

EIN/Tax ID: 043054407

DUNS: N/A

Number of Employees:

Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No