Wireless Weather Instrument for Multi-altitude Monitoring of Skydiving Landing Area

Abstract

Army are often conducting skydiving for many purposes, such as training, deliver personnel, equipment, and supplies. Therefore it is needed an instrument to monitor weather condition in skydiving area. A wireless weather instrument for multi-altitude monitoring of skydiving landing area has been developed. This instrument was able to measure wind speed, pressure, temperature, and humidity of an area. In its operation, this instruments are installed at 50 m, 100 m, 150 m, and 200 m of altitude by using a PVC plastic inflatable balloon tethered at around 202 m height. Measurement results showed that its telemetry system has coverage around 850 m. Its wind speed, pressure, temperature and pressure data have similar pattern to MAWS201 Vaisala data.Hlm.11-1