Challenges DRISHTI
Design Development of Altimeter for Paratrooping and Skydiving
The challenge aims to design, develop, test, trial and certify a wrist mounted analogue altimeter for paratrooping and skydiving applications. Each parachutist needs an altimeter to determine his altitude above the ground during free fall. Altimeter is usually provided to Parajumpers for his guidance and initiation of Main/Reserve deployment.
Design requirement of Altimeter:
(i) It should be a wrist mounted analogue altimeter.
(ii) It should display altitude readings in feet.
(iii) It should be shock proof, rugged and water resistant.
(iv) It should have an adjustable electroluminescent backlight for night jumping.
(v) Operating altitude must be 0 feet to 30,000 feet or more in terms of temperature and pressure resilience should be tolerable by the Altimeter.
(vi) It should have scratch resistant display glass.