Title page for E-project-042809-235640

Project Type	MQP
Submission date	2009-04-28
Authors	Lauren N Alex, lalex@WPI.EDU, ME Eric R Destefano, estefano@WPI.EDU, ME Luke Fekete, AE Scott C Gary, ME
URN	E-project-042809-235640
Title	Design of a Data Acquisition System for a Kite Power Demonstrator
Advisor	Olinger, David J, ME
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract The goal of this project was to design & implement a data acquisition system for a kite power system. To determine the power output of this system, torque of the flywheel, angular velocity of the shafts, angle of inclination of the lever arm, & force of the kite on the arm was measured. Four respective sensor instruments were purchased & configured for the system. The sensor outputs were processed using a data acquisition board that was used with LabVIEW to record measurements. The instantaneous power was determined from the data. To increase power, a second power system was created to use both ascending and descending motions of the rocking arm. All components & subcomponents were lab tested. The results of this project give further evidence to the credibility of the kite power concept.
Files	DataAcquisitionKitePower0809.pdf There is one file which has been withheld at the advisor's request.

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