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POA-OBC is a project based on Arduino and its purpose is to give the open source code and schematics on how to build a On Board Computer (mainly a data logger) for a model rocket for science and research purposes.

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Pillar of Autumn OBC

The purpose of this project is to give the knowledge and open source code on how to build a flight computer (On Board Computer (OBC)) for an amateur model rocket for research and science projects.

The Arduino code is in the OBC directory, and it's divided in subfiles for ease of use. To run it you have to compile de OBC.ino file.

What i does?

Is a simple data logger that stores the values of the sensors in a CSV file for further analysis. Is also activate a servo motor when detects free fall for a parachute deployment mechanism.

OBC POA is an achronym of "Pillar Of Autumn", the coolest spaceship of Halo Reach

How it stores data?

The method for storing info is in the logData.ino file. The order in wich is save is:

  1. logTime: time passed since it's turn on
  2. Relative altitude.
  3. Free fall state: 0 or 1
  4. BMP280 temperature
  5. Pressure
  6. Pitch
  7. Roll
  8. Yaw
  9. X Acceleration
  10. Y Acceleration
  11. Z Acceleration

Libraries

For running this project, you will have to download some libraries for arduino :

  • SdFat - by Bill Greiman
  • MPU6050 - by Korneliusz Jarzebski (improved version here)
  • BMP280 - by Adafruit (if you use a chinese version you should change the I2C address from 0x77 to 0x76)

Schematics and PCB design

The OBC use the MPU6050 and BMP280 Sensors, a micro SD module and a buzzer for alerts. It also has the capability to activate a servo motor when it dectects free fall.

schematic pcb

I hope that the information in this repository is a good starting point for your science and technology projects, If you want to help us developing this, feel free to do it.

References

Bibliography

  • Álvarez N., Huérfano R., Ojeda O., (2015) “Diseño e implementación de misión para el lanzamiento de un cohete para tres kilómetros de altura”. Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá.
  • Esero (sin fecha). “2018 UK Cansat Competition Guidelines”. Esero. Pag. 9-10.
  • European Space Agency(ESA) (2018). “CanSat Guidelines 2018-109”. ESA.
  • Ojeda O. (2016) “The Aerospace development and research group of the Universidad Nacional de Colombia, GIDA-UN. A tool for aerospace education in Colombia”. 67 th International Astronautical Congress (IAC). México, Guadalajara.
  • Ricardo P. (2018). “Reto de innovación IEEE 2018 – CanSat para la paz”. Universidad Distrital. Bogotá. Recuperado de : https://ieee.udistrital.edu.co/ieee-innovation-2018/

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