AdamMarciniak/CygnusX1
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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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…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? -
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 -
…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 -
…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 -
…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 -
…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 -
…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 -
…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