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<h1>Lighter Than Air Research and Exploration</h1>
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I started working at LTA in 2020, the summer of my sophomore year at Akron.
The aerospace engineering program at the Akron requires three full time internship rotations.
During these rotations I worked full time at LTA, usually 40-55 hours a week.
During regular academic semesters I continued to work at LTA, averaging around 20-25 hours a week.
I greatly enjoyed my time at LTA and learned an incredible amount about software, GN&C, and airships.
Leaving was a difficult decision due to all the great people there. However, I wanted to pursue graduate school and an
amazing opportunity at NASA Glenn arrived. I left LTA just before my three year anniversary.
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<h2>Traveling</h2>
LTA has three primary locations: Sunnnyvale CA, Akron OH, and Gardenerville NV. I had the opportunity to travel to Sunnnyvale thirteen times throughout my years at LTA.
On most trips I was developing, testing, or integrating my newly developed sensor system.
On two trips I helped the hangar technicians with large scale manufacturing tasks such envelope installations.
Below I have included some of my favorite photos and memories from my time in CA. Pan over each image for a brief explanation.
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<div class="text">Blimp ride!</div>
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<div class="text">Moffet Field from the air</div>
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<img src="images/moffet_waters.jpg" class="image" >
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<div class="text">Flyover SF Bay</div>
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<div class="text">Our shadow</div>
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<div class="text">Embedded computation nodes ready for installation</div>
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<img src="images/iron_bird.jpg" class="image">
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<div class="text">Wiring up all connections on ground before installation</div>
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<img src="images/l_prototype.jpg" class="image">
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<div class="text">Prototyping computation nodes</div>
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<img src="images/dinner.jpg" class="image">
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<div class="text">Enjoying downtown Sunnnyvale!</div>
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<img src="images/google.jpg" class="image">
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<div class="text">Exploring the Google campus</div>
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<img src="images/first_demo.jpg" class="image">
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<div class="text">First test of the lidar system</div>
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<div class="text">The fine food of Dish 'n Dash</div>
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<img src="images/install.jpg" class="image">
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<div class="text">Lidar installed on Pathfinder 1</div>
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<div class="text">Beautiful P1 tail section</div>
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<h2>Akron</h2>
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<div class="text">Gust testing over cylindrical body for CFD validation</div>
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<div class="text">Foggy morning at the airdock</div>
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<div class="text">Setting up a smaller sim for general use</div>
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<div class="text">Setting up pressure sensors for CFD validation on subscale model</div>
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<img src="images/helium_purity.jpg" class="image">
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<div class="text">Sketching some thoughts for a helium purity sensor</div>
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