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Customer Need Thank You
Team Purple
Alejandro AguirreKuljot AnandCecilia Cantu
Jeremy deGuzmanNifer Fasman
Angela HojnakiElina Hu
Laura Matloff
Frederick MooreJill OliveiraChase OlleJason PierNathan PorterMadeline SalazarSarah SoutherlandNick Torgerson
Members
Sangbae Kim
Andy HamiltonArni Lehto
James Penn
Rich Wiesman
Eric StatzLinda Sutliff
Lab Instructors
David WallaceRich Wiesman
Sangbae KimTony Hu
Linda SutliffAndy Hamilton
Arni LehtoEric Statz
James PennDick FennerBill CormierJoe CroninJim Dudley
Steve Haberek
Chevalley DuhartLauren HernleyPaul PirainoEric LorgusHenry MarxMelanie HoodGene DayPaul AnsolabehereAnagram BalloonPhiladelphia Ship Pres-ervation GuildNASARLandfall NavigationBoston Paintball
Minutes matter when it comes to an emergency rescue.
Flare guns only last 7-8 sec-onds.
Standard Emergency Rescue Bea-cons, EPIRBS, only locate a search area.
A life raft or individual per-son is difficult to spot in the ocean.
SkyBeacon Features
Lab Mentors
Daytime visibility of 7 miles
Nighttime visibility of 2.5 miles
Standard boating flag and light distress signals
Radar detectable
Flotation capability equivalent of a Type 1 life jacket
Lifetime of 3 days
Deployment Steps
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Pull handle and lift lid
Twist knob and wait to fill
Pull up and remove balloon
MarketTarget market includes boats between 16 and 65 feet
Large market potential: 11 million US target market boats
Price is $130
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Waterproof housing: Pro-tects the internal mecha-nisms from seawater and contains foam to provide flotation.
Helium canister: Made of carbon fiber and contains 90 cubic inches of helium at 4500 psi.
Pressure regulators: First pressure regulator drops pressure from 4500 psi to 40 psi. A second custom-made regulator drops the pressure to below 15 psi.
Three-piece balloon: Made of aluminized mylar and displays the international boating dis-tress flag.
Electronics: Water-proof capsule houses a microcontroller and flashes two LEDs in a standard distress signal.
Tether spool: stores the 50 foot tether