Reaching 30 Kilometers: A Student-Built Space Exploration Platform with Raspberry Pi

學生也能DIY的高空載台計畫

劉宗哲

This talk presents a five-day workshop where undergraduate students build a high-altitude balloon platform reaching 30 km. Using a Raspberry Pi as the core, the system integrates solar-powered UPS, GPS, and LoRa telemetry. Students gain hands-on experience in sensor integration, Python programming, and system design for extreme environments. The modular design enables diverse scientific applications, from atmospheric sensing to imaging, promoting skills in embedded systems and interdisciplinary collaboration.

本報告將介紹一項為期五天的密集型工作坊，學生將親手打造一套能升至海拔30公里的高空氣球實驗平台。在此過程中，他們將設計電路、配置感測器、撰寫 Python 程式，並克服系統在低壓、低溫等極端環境下的運作挑戰。整個載具系統以 Raspberry Pi 為資料擷取與控制核心，結合太陽能供電的 UPS 備援電源、GPS 進行即時定位，以及 LoRa 模組進行長距離無線通訊。Raspberry Pi 的彈性架構也讓學生能夠輕鬆擴充各種感測模組，依需求打造具有不同功能的近太空平台，從氣象監測到高空影像紀錄，皆能實現。