Development of a distributed embedded apogee prediction and control system with sensor fusion for sounding rockets
Piotr Slawecki, Piotr Slonka, Wojciech Zebrowski, Zuzanna Wesolowska · 2024
This paper presents the development process of a distributed embedded system, designed by the members of AGH Space Systems student team with the aim of predicting the optimal engine cut-off time mid-flight to precisely reach a target apogee, with the use of a Pitot tube, inertial measurement units and barometric data. The authors evaluate various analytical approaches to determine the predicted apogee based on the vehicle's momentary altitude and vertical velocity.