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CEP008 – Building Rockets with Joe Barnard (Interview)

CEP008 – Building Rockets with Joe Barnard (Interview)

posted on November 4, 2020

  • Joe Barnard is a rocketeer who runs BPS.space
  • Joe is helping to bring Thrust Vector Control to the field of model rocketry
  • He got started wanting to work for SpaceX, but has expanded the scope of things he’s interested in doing long term
  • The signal board is available for sale
  • Check out the evolution of control electronics that have gone on his rockets
  • The AVA Flight computer, recently released
  • Watch the “Launches” Playlist on the BPS.space YouTube channel (various were watched during the recording)
  • Watch the “Landings” playlist on the BPS.space YouTube channel (various were watched during the recording)…these were using the Thrust Vector Control
  • PID Control loops
  • Joe uses Simulink to test out different control characteristics
  • Kalman filters
  • Reaction wheel
  • Support Joe and BPS.space on Patreon!

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