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Phoenix Flight Computer

The Phoenix flight computer is designed with one goal in mind-- to be the main flight computer for SRL's rockets. It must

  • Record data from onboard sensors
  • Downlink telemetry in flight to aid in recovery
  • Estimate apogee altitude using an Extended Kalman Filter
  • Deploy parachutes at apogee
  • Trigger cameras and various peripherals based on command from mission control

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