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Personal Project - 2020-2023

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To recovery model rockets, a parachute needs to be - ejected at the correct time. For this to happen a flight - computer is needed to continuously read out altitude - data and calculate the deployment point. - Since no good recovery hardware is available on the - market a new, redundant, and reliable computer needs - to be developed.

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+ In order to successfully recover model rockets, precise timing + is essential for the ejection of a parachute. Achieving this + requires the utilization of a flight computer, which continually + monitors altitude data and computes the optimal deployment moment. + Given the absence of suitable recovery hardware in the current + market, there is a pressing need to innovate and create a new, + redundant, and dependable computer system for this purpose.

CATS Vega Flight Computer

Rendering of the CATS Vega flight computer

Technology

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Based around a STM32 microcontroller the software - utilizes a Kalman Filter to fuse together sensor data to - get accurate velocity and altitude information. Over a - self-developed telemetry protocol, using FHSS and LoRa, - data can be sent to the ground. - High power output channels can switch valves or - pyrotechnics. Additionally, servo motor channels were - added to allow the user to set the device up as he likes. - Over USB and with a Electron desktop application the - user can easily change the device settings.

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Built around an STM32 microcontroller, the software leverages + a sophisticated Kalman Filter to integrate sensor data, ensuring + precise and reliable velocity and altitude measurements. Employing + a self-developed telemetry protocol that combines Frequency-Hopping + Spread Spectrum (FHSS) and LoRa technology, telemetry data can + efficiently be transmitted to a ground station. Moreover, the system + boasts high-power output channels capable of controlling valves or + pyrotechnic devices. To further enhance user customization, it + incorporated servo motor channels, allowing users to configure + the device to their preferences. Streamlining the user experience, + adjustments to device settings can be effortlessly made via USB + connection in a user-friendly Electron desktop application.

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