Sunspot Radio Telescope Problem Definition Review Adam Hargrave Brendan Parke Jeffrey Kaiser Jeffrey Sylor Nathaniel Peck Zachary Smith Faculty Lead: Martin Pepe Project Guide: Prof. Beato 9/8/2016 P17571 Brendan R. Parke: Rev. 1

Agenda Slide No. Team Introductions & Roles 4 Project Introduction 5 Current Progress 7 Project Deliverables 9 Use Scenario Flowchart 11 Key Stakeholders 12 Customer Requirements 14 9/8/2016 P17571 Brendan R. Parke: Rev. 1

Agenda (Cont.) Slide No. Engineering Requirements 15 Benchmarking: DAQ & Controls 16 Tentative Project Schedule 17 MSD I Deliverable Gantt Chart 18 Questions? 19 9/8/2016 P17571 Brendan R. Parke: Rev. 1

Team Members & Roles Team Member Title by Major Team Role Adam Hargrave Electrical Engineer EE Lead Engineer* Brendan Parke Mechanical Engineer Team Lead, ME Lead Eng. Jeffrey Kaiser Purchasing, EE Support Jeffrey Sylor EDGE Admin. , EE Support Nathaniel Peck Facilitator, EE Support Zachary Smith Computer Engineer Customer Interface, CE Lead Eng. *Lead EE Engineer role changes based on experience with problem at hand. 9/8/2016 P17571 Brendan R. Parke: Rev. 1

Project Introduction: What are Sunspots & Why do we care about them? From Space.com [1] : “ Sunspots are darker, cooler areas on the surface of the sun in a region called the photosphere …They are caused by interactions with the Sun's magnetic field which are not fully understood. But a sunspot is somewhat like the cap on a soda bottle: shake it up, and you can generate a big eruption. Sunspots occur over regions of intense magnetic activity, and when that energy is released, solar flares and big storms called coronal mass ejections erupt from sunspots [producing a lot of potentially harmful radiation to the earth]. They are not visible on the surface of the Sun from earth in the visible light portion of the EMS. However, they can be seen from their radio frequency signature >> viewable using a Solar Spectrograph which will have the ability to separate the freq. signals coming off the surface of the sun and record them. A major center for Sunspot research and observation takes place in Zurich, Switzerland. In order to further understand these sunspots, CZ researchers want to be able to monitor the sun’s sunspot’s eruptions at all times at all times. Currently there is a big blank area above the North-Eastern part of the US leaving the Sun’s activity unmonitored for hours each day. It is our hope as well as that of the ASRAS [2] to be able to fill this void and further the understanding of this phenomena (as well as break new ground for freq. image processing). [1] < http://www.space.com/14736-sunspots-sun-spots-explained.html >. [2] Astronomy Section Rochester Academy of Science. 9/8/2016 P17571 Brendan R. Parke: Rev. 1

Example Pictures to Help Explain Sunspots http://ephemeris.sjaa.net/1210/Spotdevelope2.jpg https://www.windows2universe.org/sun/images/sun_jove_earth_size_compare.jpg 9/8/2016 P17571 Brendan R. Parke: Rev. 1

Current Progress The last MSD team (P15571 – SunTracker) was able to successfully demonstrate an autonomous ability to track the Sun’s movements accurately (~to a few degrees of actual position). This method worked in all weather conditions and will continue to serve as P17571 method for tracking the Sun’s location. With the current parts they were able to create a working, manual operated ‘proof of concept’ model of the Solar Spectrograph, using most of the parts that will be included in the final design. A low valley in Ionia, NY is where the observatory was built. It was determined that the location of the device during final operation should be best placed very solitude location from outside radio interference. Budget stands at $500, but this might be increased if time permitting, we can attack the more auxiliary features that customer has requested. Our main customer, Martin Pepe has listed out, in order of priority, the additions he would like added to the system. 9/8/2016 P17571 Brendan R. Parke: Rev. 1

Final Product for SunTracker , P15571 MSD II http://edge.rit.edu/edge/P15571/public/Photo%20Gallery/images/BuildTest2/InstagramWorthy.jpg 9/8/2016 P17571 Brendan R. Parke: Rev. 1

Project Deliverables Design & develop a completely autonomous Solar Spectrograph (with only minimal periodic maintenance) that can track the sun daily from sunrise to sunset for the entire year (triggered from Radio Eyes). Collect data on the RF emissions from the Sun A sub-system to perform self-calibration. Upload data to a central server (Local & CZ servers) for analysis. Remote operation (via on campus TeamViewer) would allow students to contribute to the detailed global knowledge of our nearest Star. Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS, for temporary AC power loss). A small visible coronal video camera (optical spotter scope). Noise reduction techniques (and/or Low Noise Amplifier LNU to look at planets). 9/8/2016 P17571 Brendan R. Parke: Rev. 1

Example Pictures of Deliverables Top-row, left to right: LabVIEW GUI, UPS, Logarithmic Feed Horn Antenna & Remote Antenna Switch. Bottom-row, left to right: Remote data file x-fer, Waterfall plot analysis (and other image processing), Low Noise Amplifier (LNA). 9/8/2016 P17571 Brendan R. Parke: Rev. 1

Use Scenario: Acquisition & Transmission of RF Data to CZ 9/8/2016 P17571 Brendan R. Parke: Rev. 1

Key Stakeholders: Support & Users Radio Telescope Researchers & Astronomers in Zurich, CZ Astronomy Section Rochester Academy of Sciencce (ASRAS) SUPPORTING UNIVERSITIES 9/8/2016 P17571 Brendan R. Parke: Rev. 1

Key Stakeholders: Funding Farash Foundation Frontier™ Communications Inc. Anonymous Donors 9/8/2016 P17571 Brendan R. Parke: Rev. 1

Customer Requirements CATEGORY Requirement No. Importance (A = Highest…) Description SOFTWARE / SYSTEM DESIGN CR1 A Autonomous recording and ability to enable other functions through use of Radio Eyes.   CR2 LabVIEW GUI to control telescope operation. CR3 A - B Solar tracking feature executable through Radio Eyes. CR4 Callisto operation executable through Radio Eyes. CR5 Teamviewer & File Transfer to Zurich, Switzerland servers (FTP) executable through Radio Eyes. HARDWARE DESIGN CR6 Backup Uninterruptable AC Power Supply (UPS) Implementation. CR7 Selection of Feedhorn Antenna in the 50-890 MHz frequency range. CR8 B Remote periodic calibration of device executable through use of a Remote Antenna Switch. CR9 D Optical Spotter Scope implementation connected via a web-cam for RF data comparison. CR10 E Implement Low Noise Amplifier (LNA) & Surge Protection to enable greater sesnsity for measuring lower RF sources. CR11 "Proof of concept" testing for selected Feedhorn Antenna. ALL CR12 Documentation of all lessons-learned, schematics, recommendations, saftware files and hardware. 9/8/2016 P17571 Brendan R. Parke: Rev. 1

Engineering Requirements: In Progress Actively being put together within our group. Unfortunately this project has a different metrics involved and parsing them into individual groups is only half the battle, ranking these specifications requires a bit of additional customer interaction/research. Expected: Sept. 1st or 2nd , 2016. 9/8/2016 P17571 Brendan R. Parke: Rev. 1

Benchmarking: DAQ & Controls 9/8/2016 P17571 Brendan R. Parke: Rev. 1

Project Schedule: Preliminary 9/8/2016 P17571 Brendan R. Parke: Rev. 1

Gantt Chart: For MSD I Deliverable Tracking 9/8/2016 P17571 Brendan R. Parke: Rev. 1

Questions? ? 9/8/2016 P17571 Brendan R. Parke: Rev. 1