Re: [Paparazzi-devel] question about paparazzi on sounding rocket

[Chris Gough]

Hi Florin,

Do you have an IMU up to the task? I recon a rocket would shake pretty
hard (perhaps thermopiles might be easier, although the second sun on
your tail might create it's own issues).

Do you have a GPS that functions at Mach 2? that firmware is usually
only available for military, lots of paperwork/time required to get
one for research.

Those are the two biggest technical obstacles I can see. Not
limitations on paparazzi, you will face them with any autopilot. Also,
if you are making something that walks and talks like a ballistic
missile, you will have some pretty fierce regulatory compliance
issues.

Chris Gough

On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 9:26 AM, Florin Mingireanu
<address@hidden> wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> How well is Paparazzi suited for usage as a roll stabilizer and data logger
> (of course I mean inertial and GPS data) for a high speed (Mach 2), high
> acceleration (30 g) sounding rocket?
>
> Let's assume that the roll stabilization might not be required during the
> boost phase when 30 g are reached. However after the boost phase (after the
> burnout of the motor) the roll stabilization is required.
>
> Is paparazzi up to this task?
>
> Thanks,
> Florin Mingireanu
>
>
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