CEP008 – Building Rockets with Joe Barnard (Interview)

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• Joe Barnard is a rocketeer who runs BPS.space
• Joe is helping to bring Thrust Vector Control to the field of model rocketry
• He got started wanting to work for SpaceX, but has expanded the scope of things he’s interested in doing long term
• The signal board is available for sale
• Check out the evolution of control electronics that have gone on his rockets
• The AVA Flight computer, recently released
• Watch the “Launches” Playlist on the BPS.space YouTube channel (various were watched during the recording)
• Watch the “Landings” playlist on the BPS.space YouTube channel (various were watched during the recording)…these were using the Thrust Vector Control
• PID Control loops
• Joe uses Simulink to test out different control characteristics
• Kalman filters
• Reaction wheel
• Support Joe and BPS.space on Patreon!

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