cdw.lighting
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I am currently working on a completely dynamic stability system for rockets, with the reduced cost of 3 axis gyroscopes, and accelerometers, I feel like I could probably make this happen. The question of the hour is, once a rocket is coasting, what would be the ideal way to stabilise it. I had been thinking about a pendulum attached to servos locked into in line position until burnout and using servos to shift the balance of the rocket either in pitch or yaw.
I know this topic has been mentioned before, but once project I am dreaming about is building a scale Minotaur launch system. Since the Minotaur does not cost within earth's atmosphere it isn't affected by wind forces during it's coast phase. I know fin-less rockets have been discussed but I am not sure if they were really going to be feasible until recently.
Thanks for any info anyone might be willing to provide that might guide me to a solution to the coasting question.
I know this topic has been mentioned before, but once project I am dreaming about is building a scale Minotaur launch system. Since the Minotaur does not cost within earth's atmosphere it isn't affected by wind forces during it's coast phase. I know fin-less rockets have been discussed but I am not sure if they were really going to be feasible until recently.
Thanks for any info anyone might be willing to provide that might guide me to a solution to the coasting question.