1. Timothy Lorenzana 20 March 2008 Avionics Range Safety / Tracking
AAE 450 Spring 2008

2. Range Safety
FAA Requirement to Prevent Damage or Harm to People or Property.
Two Independent Data Sources for Tracking
Two Redundant Sources of Communication
Range Safety Officer (RSO) - $1,700 / Launch
Specialist Responsible for Termination of Flight.
Unit
Part #
Manufacturer
Cost
GPS
GPS 15-W
Garmin
$43.50
Antenna
I-FUZE S-Band
Syntronics
$225
Trans/Rec.
AW5800xT
AvaLan
$522.35
IMU
Landmark10
Gladiator
$2,695
CPU
RAD6000
IBM
$250,000
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3. Tracking Ground Equipment Radio ($1200) Antennas ($500)
Computer ($2000)
Misc ($500)
Total: $4,200
SB-HA-DA-DA_v145
*Reference: Professor Filmer, Purdue University School of Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Avionics

4. Full Trajectory SB-HA-DA-DA_v145
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5. What We Are Looking For Considerations Physical Atmospheric
Antenna Design
Antenna Orientation
Atmospheric
Water Molecules Refract Signal
Assumptions:
Signal Frequency - 401Mhz
Maximum Signal Path Length – 5000km
Payload Communications System Will Be Utilized
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7. Source: Justin Rhodes – Week 7