Amateur Rocket
I'd like to use ardupilot to control a rocket motor mounted to a gimbal. No I'm not making a guided missile :)
I'd like to have the autopilot run in a stabilization mode only. There is no need for course guidance, I'd just like the sensors to be used to make the rocket fly perpendicular to the horizon.
If I would like to have between 5 and 10 corrections per second I'll need a response time on the board of about 30ms. Given thermopile sensors have a delay of about 20ms, the servo will have a delay of about 50ms I'll need the board to process the correction in about 30ms. Is that possible given the ATmega328P Microcontroller?
I purchased these sensors - http://chebuzz.com/paparazzi/index.php?main_page=product_info&c... planning to use the paparazzi hardware, specifically the TWOG but I think ardupilot may be a a better solution.
I'm guessing I can just solder this sensor to the shield board in lieu of using the connector.
Is this setup as simple as just leaving the board in fly by wire mode?
Suggestion for improving the response time on the board; making this as simple and as light as possible and the configuration I should use?
I'd like to have the autopilot run in a stabilization mode only. There is no need for course guidance, I'd just like the sensors to be used to make the rocket fly perpendicular to the horizon.
If I would like to have between 5 and 10 corrections per second I'll need a response time on the board of about 30ms. Given thermopile sensors have a delay of about 20ms, the servo will have a delay of about 50ms I'll need the board to process the correction in about 30ms. Is that possible given the ATmega328P Microcontroller?
I purchased these sensors - http://chebuzz.com/paparazzi/index.php?main_page=product_info&c... planning to use the paparazzi hardware, specifically the TWOG but I think ardupilot may be a a better solution.
I'm guessing I can just solder this sensor to the shield board in lieu of using the connector.
Is this setup as simple as just leaving the board in fly by wire mode?
Suggestion for improving the response time on the board; making this as simple and as light as possible and the configuration I should use?
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