Dev Log 26 Project Update - August 2025 This month I upgraded the test stand to measure TVC vane deflection as well as motor thrust. The way I'm doing this is mounting another load cell on L-shaped aluminium extrusions right up against one of the TVC servos ( fig 1 ). This will give me the data I need to create the transfer function for converting servo angle to side force generated in the control system. fig 1 - New Test Stand setup I also threw together a simple GCS UI ( fi

Dev Log 25 Project Update - June 2025 Not much work was done in June. I troubleshooted a TFACr3 board whose GNSS radio was not working....

Dev Log 24 Project Update - April 2025 April was the proper start of Lander v3. Got the CAD for the lander finished ( fig 1 ) pretty...

Dev Log 23 Project Update - January 2025 Made progress on the CAD for the lander this month. The lander will be built out of two sections...

Dev Log 22 Project Update - November 2024 Lots of work on the launch computers this month. First thing I did is assemble the launchpad...

Dev Log 21 Project Update - September 2024 Began working on the hardware for the TVC rocket this month. Got the airframe tubes, and...

Dev Log 20 Project Update - June 2024 Progress in June was minimal because of an Internship I was doing at a company called Global...

Dev Log 19 Project Update - April 2024 Finished painting Air MK2 ( fig 1 ), white base coat and black accents. Really like how it turned...

Dev Log 18 Project Update - January 2024 There were still a couple of small things with Air MK1 that needed to be done, so in January I...

Dev Log 17 Project Update - November 2023 Not much progress was made this month. I got the Arduboy Clone PCB, now called the ArduGame,...

Dev Log 16 Project Update - August 2023 I received the new TFAC r3 ( fig 1 ) PCBs. And assembled them ( fig 2 ), GPS radio and all. fig 1...

Dev Log 15 Project Update - June 2023 In June I had my 3rd go at building Air MK1, this time with the goal to fly it as soon as possible....

Dev Log 14 Project Update - April 2023 This month I made a lot of progress on the software for the watch. After some deliberation I...

Dev Log 13 Not much was done over this period of time. I began working on a new project - my own custom built smartwatch. I decided to...

Dev Log 12 Project Update - November 2022 I acquired a RunCam Split 3 camera for my rockets and designed and 3D printed a mount for the...

Dev Log 11 Accomplishments in October 2022 In October my main goal was to get the Ground Control UI up and running, so that’s what I did!...

Dev Log 10 Accomplishments in September 2022 I started September by putting together all the 3D printed parts for TFAC’s avionics stack....

Dev Log 9 Accomplishments in June 2022 No progress was made in June. Accomplishments in July 2022 After the lack of progress in June I...

Dev Log 8 Accomplishments in March 2022 As expected not much progress was made in March. Mainly I worked on the data logging part of the...

Dev Log 7 Accomplishments in February 2022 I made a decent amount of progress in February. Firstly I wrote most of TFAC’s software, and...