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A peek into the quality assurance process for STARLIGHT: Why is proper QA so important?
When I set out to create and sell my STARLIGHT model rocketry flight computers, I wanted to be sure that what I sold to customers would be high-quality and be a good value for the price. One important piece of that is the QA process, along with good customer support. As a small business owner,…
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STARLIGHT MINI flight computer and the drive to succeed.
A few months back, I began conceptualizing the idea of a much smaller and cheaper alternative to STARLIGHT. I understand it can be intimidating spending so much on a product from a small business that may or may not succeed. Because of this as well as further interest in PCB design and simplifying complex problems,…
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ASCENT: Model Rocketry Launch Pad Electronics
This launch pad’s electronic control keeps systems active, facilitating ignition, safety, and ease of use, with a smart design that includes voltage regulators, servo ports, and an IMU for safer rocket launches.
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HORIZON II – The next step in my rocketry journey
HORIZON II is the next step in my journey of designing and launching a thrust vector controlled model rocket. With STARLIGHT as its flight computer and an aluminum TVC gimbal, HORIZON II is the ultimate thrust vector controlled rocket up to this point. HORIZON II is essentially a mix of all of the skills and…
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Safe Launching Of Model Rockets: A Custom Launch Pad
Ever since I began dabbling in the model rocketry hobby, I’ve been struggling with one particular issue – how do I keep the rocket stable before launch, and launch safely? As we saw from HORIZON I, using a simple wood base is not sufficient for the safe launching of model rockets. This launch pad is…
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C.W. MissionControl: Software for Model Rocketry
It’s finally here. After months and months of work, I’ve finally released the final piece of the puzzle – MissionControl. An end-to-end model rocketry electronics solution that not only is backwards-compatible with STARLIGHT boards sold, but will be pre-loaded onto every STARLIGHT and other Circuit Wizardry flight computer as of today. What does MissionControl do?…
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The design of MOONLIGHT – More power, smaller footprint!
Back in September after the launch of STARLIGHT, I began conceptualizing and designing a second board – MOONLIGHT. After reading through tons of comments & advice, I began work on the second iteration of STARLIGHT. I didn’t want to stop selling my original STARLIGHT board – it’s a cheaper option, and keeping it on the…
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The Launch of HORIZON I
HORIZON. A rocket ten months in the making. Today was the day that I would finally launch. I would finally be able to say that I built a successful thrust vector controlled model rocket. Or so I thought. Just a quick recap on the internals of HORIZON: Avionics HORIZON uses my very own STARLIGHT rocket…
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TVC Hardware: the sister to STARLIGHT – The ultimate TVC gimbal
This is a bit of a shorter blog post, as it expands on my previous article. In one of my previous articles, I mentioned that I was going to be using an open-source TVC gimbal that I did not design myself. This, however, turned out to be a rabbit hole that was incredibly tedious, and…
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The hidden layer of HORIZON I: Software struggles
In the beginning, I simply wanted to build a self-stabilizing model rocket. This turned out to be a much more difficult task than I was prepared for. From PID loops to sensor fusion & integration, writing the thrust vector control (TVC) software was a huge struggle. There were many obstacles in my path to my…
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