Actively Stabilized Model Rocket with Real-Time Telemetry

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  • Опубліковано 9 чер 2024
  • Check out the most recent flight of my 3D-printed thrust vector-controlled model rocket! This video also includes an overview of my journey through TVC up to this point.
    Advance model rocketry resources:
    @BPSspace
    @LafayetteSystems
    PCB design(flight computer) resources:
    @PhilsLab
    @AltiumAcademy
    TVC flight simulator resources:
    @SHKYERAAerospace
    github.com/fszewczyk/tvc-simu...
    github.com/GuidodiPasquo/Aero...
    @adamdude
    codesandbox.io/p/sandbox/rock...
    Intro clip:
    @RickMemer
    Thanks for watching, please like and subscribe for more rocketry content!
    Unlisted test videos:
    Static Fire 1: • TVC Model Rocket Stati...
    Static Fire 2: • TVC Model Rocket Stati...
    Static Fire 3: • Stabilized Rocket TVC ...
    Hold Down 1: • Thrust Vector Control ...
    Hold Down 5: • Thrust Vector Control ...
    Hold Down 6: • Thrust Vector Control ...
    Flight 1: • TVC Rocket Flight Atte...
    Flight 2: • TVC Rocket Flight Atte...
    Flight 3: • TVC Rocket Flight Atte...
    Flight 3(Pad Cam): • 3D Printed TVC Rocket ...
    Flight 4(Pad Cam): • TVC Rocket Flight Test...
    Timestamps:
    Intro: 0:00
    Project Summary: 0:12
    Airframe Development: 0:45
    Flight Computer Development: 1:32
    Flight Computer Firmware Development: 2:29
    TVC Flight Simulator Development: 2:58
    Hold Down Test: 3:19
    Flight 1: 3:38
    Flight 2: 4:27
    Flight 3: 5:20
    Flight 4: 6:41
    Outro: 7:36
    #rocket #electronics #controlsystems
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  • @BPSspace
    @BPSspace 27 днів тому +288

    This is awesome!! It was great meeting you at FAR - can't wait to see more. Also nice job on the video too :)

    • @PiDsPagePrototypes
      @PiDsPagePrototypes 26 днів тому +6

      This bloke, yourself, Tom Stanton's gas thruster quad copter, Xyla's materials science and design aesthetics,.... Got most of a Space Program right there!

    • @shreyashdalvi4721
      @shreyashdalvi4721 26 днів тому +5

      Bro I just found this guy and it reminded me of you and here you are 😭

    • @paulhetherington3854
      @paulhetherington3854 20 днів тому

      FAR -- Muslim brotherhood - half the time! SP' - Jap battel fleet - or in - your felon:
      "SHIP < served u, in the - nazi attack raids!"

  • @PhilsLab
    @PhilsLab 28 днів тому +36

    This is awesome - really well done!

  • @davidbertsch9809
    @davidbertsch9809 29 днів тому +33

    It is fantastic to see BPS inspire others that will in turn inspire others. Nicely done!

  • @LafayetteSystems
    @LafayetteSystems 28 днів тому +14

    Awesome flights! I'm a huge fan of your flight computer layout too :)

  • @rawbwasab5732
    @rawbwasab5732 29 днів тому +29

    This is so sick. I came from your tiktok, very glad I did. I’m going to grad school for GNC in the fall and I work in GNC atm, so this is very interesting to watch. Excited to see what you do with this, you got a bright future ahead of you man

    • @rawbwasab5732
      @rawbwasab5732 29 днів тому +1

      would love to hear more about the TVC and simulator development. I’m very interested in that part of rocketry. I’m a mechanical engineer by education, so haven’t had too much rocketry exposure and it’s always cool to learn about it

    • @rawbwasab5732
      @rawbwasab5732 29 днів тому

      Have you considered modeling this in simulink? you can simulate the control system and tweak it there, as well as auto code it into C

    • @KofiAsare0
      @KofiAsare0  29 днів тому +1

      Will definitely be looking into it!

    • @rawbwasab5732
      @rawbwasab5732 27 днів тому

      @@KofiAsare0hell yeah man! it comes included in the student version of MATLAB, im sure your college has a license

  • @quanjohnson1691
    @quanjohnson1691 29 днів тому +9

    Absolutely brilliant test of patience and determination. I’m excited to see what you have lined up in the future! I would think it would be fascinating to move to a larger scale to get more realistic and reliable telemetry data due to the overall mass increase. In addition a larger scale will allow you to see you more heat data, which will help you increase thermal efficiency, leading to longer flights. I am very intrigued with this project and approach to racketeering.

  • @fredbloggs4829
    @fredbloggs4829 26 днів тому +4

    Such a cool video.
    Great work with all the PID gains - I realise that it's not an easy task.
    I subscribed to see the follow up videos you make.

  • @jrocket50
    @jrocket50 23 дні тому +1

    Yes CP and CG relationship is a crucial aspect in rocket flight stability.Great content.

  • @smccrory
    @smccrory 24 дні тому +1

    I launched my first (Estes!) model rocket in 1975, went into I.T. years later, but never married the two. Seeing you take this to a whole 'other level blows my mind. Sincere thanks for sharing - I'm looking forward to future videos!

  • @lukasplatz
    @lukasplatz 22 дні тому

    Congrats on the persistence and resulting success! It's inspiring to see you kept at it over that time frame and eventually made it work - looking forward to your other projects :)

  • @trevfindley4155
    @trevfindley4155 24 дні тому +2

    Even as someone with very limited interest in rocketry - this was a must watch, and I’m excited for more. Personally I’d love to see a dedicated overview of the controller circuitry and its development process at some stage, but the general story of this project is absolutely fascinating…

    • @KofiAsare0
      @KofiAsare0  21 день тому

      Thank you so much for watching, next video will be all about the Flight Computers!

  • @soulwynd
    @soulwynd 23 дні тому +1

    Good job. This is a cool project.

  • @sbh_24
    @sbh_24 4 дні тому

    Nice work, I clapped on each successful launch! Love seeing the improvements over time. Look forward to another project you share! Never stop building

  • @berkguraybg
    @berkguraybg День тому

    What a time to be alive. One could access this information only by torture in 80's

  • @mf1ve
    @mf1ve 22 дні тому +1

    More please - I really enjoyed your presentation and I'm already wanting to click on the next video. Great work!

  • @winnifredregan6935
    @winnifredregan6935 21 день тому

    Kofi this is absolutely incredible!!! This is genuinely one of the coolest things I've seen someone do, and I'm so proud to be able to say I've worked with you :)

  • @dkpriest
    @dkpriest 26 днів тому

    Congrats on your work getting here!
    re: the flight computer software, huge kudos on your approach change (should I say "course correction"? :D ) between loop, RTOS, and then loop again. As a fellow engineer and now working with software, I know it takes a sizeable amount of focus and dedication to not fall for the sunken cost fallacy of "I've already implemented , I shouldn't just go back!", and recognize priorities in the wide sense!

  • @DBProto
    @DBProto 25 днів тому

    Great work, really awesome efforts and results!

  • @eusuntlorean
    @eusuntlorean 15 днів тому

    Congratulations for being persistent! :) I've had the idea to create such a system for my Engineering undergraduate project but it was much more complicated after a couple of researches :) Congratulations once again for making such a great job there!!!

  • @projects_with_mufty1621
    @projects_with_mufty1621 19 днів тому

    Great job Kofi. I saw the thumbnail and the Channel name and was like holy sh*t, i must see this. 😂😂😂😂. Just subscribed. Hoping to see more from you.

  • @The_Blue_Sky.
    @The_Blue_Sky. 22 дні тому

    The last lunch test was amazing it had very great stability good job!

  • @geocrafters
    @geocrafters 25 днів тому

    Incredibly impressive!! Keep it up man

  • @RCHobbyist463
    @RCHobbyist463 24 дні тому

    Nice job Kofi! Having talked to a variety of senior projects teams, it seems like designing an Avionics system, especially one with PID control, seems like an extremely challenging task!

  • @relwalretep
    @relwalretep 25 днів тому

    Nice work mate, all the best for the future!

  • @CrashPreinsertion
    @CrashPreinsertion 25 днів тому

    Impressive stuff! Keep up the good work. It's not many recent HS grads who've made their own PCB & all the other things you've done - along with UA-cam documentation. You're going places, kid! Keep on truckin'.

  • @simontanguay3619
    @simontanguay3619 25 днів тому

    Love your design, keep going!

  • @DonQuichotteLiberia
    @DonQuichotteLiberia 24 дні тому

    Duuuuude, great video and awesome explanations, thanks for sharing!

  • @matthijsklomp
    @matthijsklomp 23 дні тому

    Impressive work and excellent presentation!

  • @kozycodes
    @kozycodes 27 днів тому

    love this - super inspired now! thank you!

  • @freakyou123
    @freakyou123 24 дні тому

    Great job bro! Cheers from Brazil!

  • @indramal
    @indramal 3 дні тому +1

    Awesome work.

  • @jacobthornhill
    @jacobthornhill 3 дні тому

    Great job! Awesome footage too

  • @intelligentdonut
    @intelligentdonut 29 днів тому

    Amazing. Can’t wait to see what you do next.

  • @evanbarnes9984
    @evanbarnes9984 26 днів тому

    Dude instant sub! This is so impressive

  • @carlosmorales7591
    @carlosmorales7591 27 днів тому

    awesome bro. passion and perserverence. keep going!

  • @brycenarcisomercines5036
    @brycenarcisomercines5036 19 днів тому

    Amazing work!

  • @billypoe3703
    @billypoe3703 22 дні тому

    It is beautiful quality.
    You are tenacious; you will succeed.

  • @nospoiler9550
    @nospoiler9550 3 дні тому

    How did I discover this channel just now? UA-cam algorithm, you failed me.

  • @belliduradespicio8009
    @belliduradespicio8009 24 дні тому

    That is awesome! I'm definitely interested in seeing how you designed your flight computer, this is really nice work

  • @madmonkey7183
    @madmonkey7183 24 дні тому +1

    Awesome video. I'd be really interested to hear how you worked your way through the computer hardware and software design decisions.

  • @ArifKhan-bp9zx
    @ArifKhan-bp9zx 29 днів тому +1

    As am currently pursuing Bachelor's in Electronics and Communication Engineering, and I also designed my Flight Computer out of Raspberry Pi Pico RP2040 MCU and other sensors.. And since no idea about rocket motors, my Flight Computer just spending it's time laying around, and sometimes just records random data while sitting on RC quad coptor. 😢.. hopefully I'll make it work in an actual model rocket this year.

  • @Jake-nb2ts
    @Jake-nb2ts 25 днів тому

    awesome iterative prototyping and test driven development

  • @christopherfranks478
    @christopherfranks478 21 день тому

    Well done! Keep at it

  • @r.s.e.9846
    @r.s.e.9846 24 дні тому

    congrats and thanks for the detailed explanation 👍

  • @TheMacbu
    @TheMacbu 19 днів тому

    Very cool, congrats!

  • @raketenolli
    @raketenolli 22 дні тому

    Great work! I'd like to see more on software, especially what measurements you're getting from the MPU6050 and how you're integrating them into the control loop. Thanks!

  • @RidiculousRocketry
    @RidiculousRocketry 23 дні тому

    UA-cam recommended this video. I'm really glad that it did. Great work!

  • @nasheed-x
    @nasheed-x 27 днів тому

    Great work! Nice touch using RTOS for firmware.

  • @___aZa___
    @___aZa___ 21 день тому

    That is AWESOME Dude!

  • @Juanpavz
    @Juanpavz 24 дні тому

    Awesome job. We need more!

  • @levy9777
    @levy9777 29 днів тому

    Awesome video! I would love to see more about the coding process and how the electronics work together

  • @MaximumMatador
    @MaximumMatador 24 дні тому

    This is excellent!

  • @hellawacked
    @hellawacked 25 днів тому +1

    The Charlie scream 😂

  • @rre9121
    @rre9121 25 днів тому

    Fantastic work.

  • @krishpandey9725
    @krishpandey9725 28 днів тому

    Dude! Thats amazing fr

  • @MarcelThissenCracy
    @MarcelThissenCracy 17 днів тому

    Wow really good, amazing, as a programmer and designer from Hardware amazing work.

  • @joetkeshub
    @joetkeshub 26 днів тому

    Great channel and great project. You just earned an exited subscriber ;)

  • @arnaudthiercelin8631
    @arnaudthiercelin8631 19 днів тому

    This was really cool, but I had to playback at .75. First time I slowed down a video.
    Super looking forward the details on the FC design.

  • @metropolis10
    @metropolis10 26 днів тому

    Great job on the project! I would encourage you to record the overdub in a conversational tone, it can help a ton in conveying your excitement for your project. Keep up the great work!

  • @samknox8733
    @samknox8733 23 дні тому

    Really impressive!

  • @ethaninfinite5991
    @ethaninfinite5991 24 дні тому +1

    You made that look easy.

  • @TheCANhunter
    @TheCANhunter 25 днів тому

    This is incredible! So many different disciplines executed... how did you learn how to all of these skillsets so quickly?

  • @Ch1ldPr3dator
    @Ch1ldPr3dator 25 днів тому

    im hyped for this

  • @cicADA001
    @cicADA001 23 дні тому

    I wanna see more !!!!!!!!!!! Nice video

  • @adjeielias6346
    @adjeielias6346 23 дні тому

    Please do a detailed video of how you built and programmed the flight computer, Great video!!!

  • @stay_at_home_astronaut
    @stay_at_home_astronaut 26 днів тому

    Good work

  • @PiDsPagePrototypes
    @PiDsPagePrototypes 26 днів тому +1

    It's blokes like you and Joe Barnard who should be working on the Mars Sample Return project. You've accomplished so much here, at an enthusiast budget level, building skills and knowledge that will be invaluable to future human endeavors. Well Done!

  • @paulbizard3493
    @paulbizard3493 23 дні тому

    Very cool. 👍👍Don't forget the freezing of the integration when the actuators are saturated (max throws).

  • @krkrgrsk2539
    @krkrgrsk2539 21 день тому

    Its very cool! Keep making videos! It would be great to see how is your rocket's computer works and how you did the PCB!

    • @KofiAsare0
      @KofiAsare0  21 день тому +1

      Thanks for watching, the next video will be all about Flight Computer ONE!

    • @krkrgrsk2539
      @krkrgrsk2539 21 день тому

      @@KofiAsare0 Awesome! Thanks a lot!

  • @khimbittle7705
    @khimbittle7705 26 днів тому

    Nice work !

  • @DaveWeagle
    @DaveWeagle 26 днів тому

    Nice work, way to stick with it!

  • @davidcretois8636
    @davidcretois8636 24 дні тому

    Well done

  • @AltiumAcademy
    @AltiumAcademy 5 днів тому

    So cool!

  • @storminmormin14
    @storminmormin14 27 днів тому +1

    I’m interested in how you forked your sim software. Would love to see that video.

  • @QuarterD25
    @QuarterD25 24 дні тому

    This is so cool.

  • @ardi8241
    @ardi8241 25 днів тому

    Awesome!!

  • @OldManCassius
    @OldManCassius 24 дні тому

    That's super cool man! I love seeing the improvements you made from one version to the next. As far as the oscillation go on your last flight, it seemed like early in the flight the PIDs were too high but later on they seemed close to correct. Would doing some kind of speed dependent PID ramp be a good idea?

    • @KofiAsare0
      @KofiAsare0  21 день тому

      Dynamic PID gains would definitely improve flight performance, especially for longer flights!

  • @SomeGuyInSandy
    @SomeGuyInSandy 24 дні тому

    Impressive!

  • @silphonym
    @silphonym 28 днів тому

    Very cool!

  • @furkantgz6772
    @furkantgz6772 4 дні тому

    Gratz! i hope you can improve to next project with you gained experience.

  • @danielkemp4860
    @danielkemp4860 27 днів тому

    More 3D plots please 🙏

  • @tetronaut88
    @tetronaut88 26 днів тому

    Can you do a video on the control computer? I'm fascinated by them!

  • @PPYTAO
    @PPYTAO 26 днів тому

    Nice!

  • @baang76
    @baang76 26 днів тому

    Really interested on how you design the flight controller from scratch. If time permits, please do a series on that one.
    Ad astra!

  • @Positive_Altitude
    @Positive_Altitude 27 днів тому

    Very well done! Congrats! Also +respect for STM32 ;)
    I noticed Mahony filter mentioned in the code. So you do some sensor fusion? What data is involved besides the gyro?
    Would also recommend you to learn DMA and interrupts if you haven't yet. STM32 has amazing peripherals and you can offload so many things on them instead of wasting core cycles. That makes a HUGE difference in performance. As I can see from your code you are doing things like sensor reading in a blocking way (not 100% sure, sorry if you are not, not much code on the screen you know ;) ). That's not only a waste of CPU cycles but you may also have inconsistent time intervals for each "task". Instead, you can use hardware timers to schedule your "tasks" with precise time intervals and do sensor reads in a non-blocking way with DMA + interrupts. With that, you will get even better performance compared to RTOS.
    Good luck!

    • @KofiAsare0
      @KofiAsare0  26 днів тому +1

      Thanks for your comment! I'm a big fan of your work! I used the Mahony filter to fuse gyro and accel data for orientation during ~1g flight and ground phases. I will definitely be exploring DMA and interrupts in the next project! I'm currently just using Arduino millis to schedule "tasks," but I would like to try out the hardware timers like you suggested. :)

  • @stephenphoenix2919
    @stephenphoenix2919 24 дні тому

    Impressive.

  • @allisonbyrnes2691
    @allisonbyrnes2691 22 дні тому

    DUDE fuck yeah we love to see it

  • @m7mds91
    @m7mds91 23 дні тому

    Awesome ..

  • @mr.washbear9747
    @mr.washbear9747 23 дні тому

    Sick

  • @StevenNess
    @StevenNess 24 дні тому

    you are awesome!

  • @manuelescobar2257
    @manuelescobar2257 29 днів тому

    tremendo!

  • @WeBeGood06
    @WeBeGood06 23 дні тому

    Nice

  • @jcaldavi5195
    @jcaldavi5195 20 днів тому

    This is such a great project! I was also attempting to build my model rocket with a software that displays Real-Time Telemetry, I was wondering if you have any recommendations or references as to that? I want to implement the motion tracking as well as the data, nice video btw :)

    • @KofiAsare0
      @KofiAsare0  19 днів тому

      Thanks for watching, my next video will be about the flight computer and flight software! In the meantime, I recommend checking out BPS Space and Lafayette Systems if you haven’t already. They have lots of great information regarding real time telemetry!

  • @TitanUnleashed7
    @TitanUnleashed7 25 днів тому

    Very cool project! Any tips on the custom pcb controller development? I’m a mechanical engineering major but one of my personal projects involves building a quadcopter from scratch. Right now I’m using flight controller I made myself that uses an arduino nano and and MPU 6050 IM. One of the improvements I’d like to make is creating my own pcb to integrate my main processor, sensors, and voltage regulation into single package.

    • @KofiAsare0
      @KofiAsare0  21 день тому

      Next video will be all about Flight Computer ONE, good luck on your project!

  • @yt45204
    @yt45204 27 днів тому

    5:06 Bang-bang rocket control, a bold choice :)
    Talk about motivation to really learn the ins and outs of control theory, and all related math, instead of just grinding test questions.

  • @bloodbound696
    @bloodbound696 25 днів тому

    and....................... subscribed

  • @0xmassive526
    @0xmassive526 23 дні тому

    subbed. more content boi.

  • @bqt2774
    @bqt2774 18 днів тому

    Hey bro, I think you should add fins to your rocket to improve its stability.

  • @The-KP
    @The-KP 24 дні тому

    @KofiAsare0 The good ol' 6050 IMU, nice! Did you pull individual x-y-z axis samples, or use fully-fused result? It would be neat to see you switch to a valved propellant system, to enable Falcon 9-like landings. That a high school graduate is developing his own TVC rockets... the future is looking very bright. Subscribed w/all notifs.

    • @KofiAsare0
      @KofiAsare0  21 день тому +1

      I ended up using a different IMU in Flight Computer ONE V2 & 2.5, more about that will be in the next video!

    • @The-KP
      @The-KP 21 день тому

      @@KofiAsare0 Very cool, looking forward to more vids!

  • @leifefrancisco7316
    @leifefrancisco7316 22 дні тому

    Immediate subscription