Andy Wheeler Field Experiment
Construction Schedule
| Week of .... | University of Hawaii | MIT Media Lab |
| January 22 | Ship sample sensors and
prototype rock to MIT, complete purchase of sensors and power supply
components. (click to see rock
development) Get IP Address for Volcano Observatory. Install a computer in Volcano Observatory. |
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| January 29 | Start adding connectors to sensors and building rocks. | (Feb 1) Hardware design is frozen. |
| February 5 | ||
| February 12 | Rock construction completed. | (Feb 16) Hardware back from manufacturing; testing and calibration begins. |
| February 19 | Install sensors in the rocks. | |
| February 26 | Ship components to Hawaii (for Feb 28 arrival). |
Deployment Schedule
| March | Activity | |
| Thursday | 1 | All components should have arrived by this date. |
| Friday | 2 | Assemble all of the components. |
| Saturday | 3 | Assemble all of the components. MIT team arrives (if not here already). |
| Sunday | 4 | Test |
| Monday | 5 | Test |
| Tuesday | 6 | Pack everything. Ship anything that will not be taken on the flight. |
| Wednesday | 7 | Spare day |
| Thursday | 8 | Travel to the Big Island. Begin installation. |
| Friday | 9 | Complete the installation. |
| Saturday | 10 | Monitor and test from the Park. |
| Sunday | 11 | Monitor and test from the Park. Leave for Honolulu on a late flight. |
| Monday | 12 | Honolulu to wind out any outstanding details. |
Deployment Team
| Function | Number of People | Who |
| Installation Monitor (monitor units coming on-line from Volcano Observatory and in touch with the team via FRS radio) | 1 | |
| Truck Driver | 1 | |
| Rock Shuttles (take rocks to installers) | 2 | |
| Installers (plug in power, place rocks and record location information) | 2 | |
| Logistics and Trouble Shooters (plan the deployment, handle any unanticipated situations, substitute for any team members) | 3 | Wheeler, Biagioni, Bridges |
Contacts
| Hawaiian Volcano
Observatory
U.S. Geological Survey |
Don Swanson Scientist-in-Charge 808-967-8863 Fax 808-967-8890 donswan@usgs.gov Wil Tanigawa Ken Honma |
| HVNP Research Center | |
| Uncle Billy's Hilo Bay Hotel | 800-442-5841 |
| Hawaiian Airlines | Oahu: 838-1555 Mainland: 800-367-5320 Neighbor Islands: 800-882-8811 Air Cargo: 877-422-2746 |
Last Updated: Monday, January 22, 2001