These questions will have to
wait. First we had to design and build an unmanned device that would collect data. Then test the apparatus in a controlled environment. What we came up
with was a device that would house an accelerometer; an accelerometer measures
angular displacement (degrees of tilt) and gravitation pull in three axes. Our design
incorporated buoyancy rather than spring tension.
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| original design |
Our prototype was
constructed using schedule 40 PVC pipe. It was designed to be modified depending
on the surroundings; it can float or sit on the bottom. Deanna named it the CMD
(current measuring device).
We would use a Hach 950
Flowmeter to record the velocity of water and then compare the collected data
from the accelerometer. We correlated the degrees of tilt to the velocity.
My questions remain unanswered
because more research is needed. De and I plan on seeing this project to the
end; utilizing the CMD to collect data for NASA.
I really enjoyed
this lab and all the young scientist that I had the honor of learning with.
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