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A thrust-vectoring model rocket flight computer. Comes with all you need to keep your rocket pointing up.

9 mentions on Hacker News by 1 person: 1 story, 8 comments · first 2020-12-17 · latest 2023-08-07

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  1. …project during the pandemic. Flew many times and even flew two stages with slight software mods: https://github.com/AdamMarciniak/CygnusX1
    comment by polishdude20 · 2023-08-07 · in Ask HN: What's the coolest physical thing you've made?
  2. BPS Space is what got me into building my own thrust vectoring rocket during COVID lockdowns. https://github.com/AdamMarciniak/CygnusX1 It was super fun to bring together lots of different disciplines and skills. 3D printing, software,…
    comment by polishdude20 · 2023-03-10 · in How to start a rocket engine
  3. …and emits a "happy" sound letting me know it all transferred. Here's the computer for reference: https://github.com/AdamMarciniak/CygnusX1
    comment by polishdude20 · 2022-03-22 · in Results of 500 MicroSD Benchmarks on SBCs
  4. …a project for a thrust vectoring rocket using the same chip that's on the feather m4 (the SAMD 51) https://github.com/AdamMarciniak/CygnusX1 The schematics on the adafruit site helped me design my board and wire it all up properly!
    comment by polishdude20 · 2021-07-15 · in The Adafruit Feather and FeatherWing System
  5. …and all of the 3D printed components. More info about the flight computer can be found here! https://github.com/polishdude20/CygnusX1
    comment by polishdude20 · 2021-05-13 · in Show HN: Cygnus-X1 a Thrust Vectoring Model Rocket
  6. …at 200hz though. It's got a state machine for knowing what to do at each stage of flight as well. https://github.com/polishdude20/CygnusX1
    comment by polishdude20 · 2021-05-11 · in Exploring the software that flies SpaceX rockets and starships
  7. …the response of my thrust vectored model rocket. I posted about my flight computer a while back: https://github.com/polishdude20/CygnusX1 This uses a simple PID controller to bring the rocket to any angle you want from an initial angle.…
    comment by polishdude20 · 2021-02-23 · in Show HN: Rocket Thrust Vectoring Control Simulator in the Browser
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    Show HN: Cygnus-X1 – A Thrust Vectoring Model Rocket Flight Computer
    story by polishdude20 · 2020-12-28 · 54 comments
  9. …created a github repo for the project complete with schematics and board files, images and specs. https://github.com/polishdude20/CygnusX1 The code is written in C++. You can use the Arduino IDE or platformio which is a VScode extension…
    comment by polishdude20 · 2020-12-17 · in How to Choose a Microcontroller