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Powered Parachute Electronics

The powered parachute, either named “The Flying Machine” or “Lindbergh” has a far simpler electronics package than Dorothy 6’s system, although it’s build on the same framework. Here’s a photo of the first version of it:

The xbee is remoted so that it can be mounted below the plate, but the rest of the electronics stay above the plate (in particular the GPS needs to see the sky). On the left is a FunnelIO board with a perfboard mounted, in the middle is the same IMU as the QC, but without accelerometers or gyros, attached to it is the GPS and altimeter. (GPS not actually attached for clarity).

The FunnelIO board is going to be replaced with a smaller custom board once the system is rung out. Details to follow.

January 28, 2010 at 11:02 am
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