Simple-1: Development stage of the data transmission system for a solid propellant mid-power rocket model

5th Colombian Conference of Engineering Physics

物理学;工业技术

Yarce, Andrés^1,2 ; Sebastián Rodríguez, Juan^1 ; Galvez, Julián^3 ; Gómez, Alejandro^2 ; García, Manuel J.^1,4

Applied Mechanics Research Group, Engineering School, Universidad EAFIT, Colombia^1

Mathematical Modeling Research Group GRIMMAT, School of Sciences, Universidad EAFIT, Colombia^2

Computational Physics and Astrophysics Research Group, Applied Telecommunications Research Group GITA, Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia^3

Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Texas at San Antonio, United States^4

关键词: Commercial off-the-shelf components;    Communication modules;    Development stages;    Ground stations;    Printed circuit boards (PCB);    Rack structures;    Satellite concept;    Software Defined Radio (SDR);   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/850/1/012019/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1742-6596/850/1/012019

学科分类：工业工程学

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

This paper presents the development stage of a communication module for a solid propellant mid-power rocket model. The communication module was named. Simple-1 and this work considers its design, construction and testing. A rocket model Estes Ventris Series Pro II®was modified to introduce, on the top of the payload, several sensors in a CanSat form factor. The Printed Circuit Board (PCB) was designed and fabricated from Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) components and assembled in a cylindrical rack structure similar to this small format satellite concept. The sensors data was processed using one Arduino Mini and transmitted using a radio module to a Software Defined Radio (SDR) HackRF based platform on the ground station. The Simple-1 was tested using a drone in successive releases, reaching altitudes from 200 to 300 meters. Different kind of data, in terms of altitude, position, atmospheric pressure and vehicle temperature were successfully measured, making possible the progress to a next stage of launching and analysis.