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Test Stand Setup

The fully assembled system and the CAD of the system can be - seen on the figure to the right. the TVC is the yellow - assembly mounted inside of the rectangular vehicle. The red - mounting brackets of the vehicle are screwed into the blue - load cells. The load cells are bolted to the green mounting - plate, which connects the vehicle assembly to the black test - stand. + seen on the figure to the right. LANDER consists of 5 + subsystems, Control Software, Avionics, Control Mechanisms, + Structure, and Test Stand. The test stand involves a complex + hardware in the loop computer simulation running on a + microcontroller.

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Test Stand Setup

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Software Concept of Operations

- As shown in the figure to the right, the TVC is the yellow - assembly mounted inside of the rectangular vehicle. The red - mounting brackets of the vehicle are screwed into the blue - load cells. The load cells are bolted to the green mounting - plate, which connects the vehicle assembly to the black test - stand. + The simulated vehicle comprises a feedback loop where the + rocket motor causing forces on load cells translates to forces + in the simulation. The control system utilizes a PID which + gives commands to the simulated vehicle; the commands are then + translated back into hardware as TVC commands. The physical + vehicle encompasses the avionics, TVC, and load cells. The + physical vehicle receives commands from the simulated vehicle + and returns, calculated thrust data back to the control + software.

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Videos of the Operational Demonstration

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The Grand Finale

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Test Stand Setup

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- As shown in the figure to the right, the TVC is the yellow - assembly mounted inside of the rectangular vehicle. The red - mounting brackets of the vehicle are screwed into the blue - load cells. The load cells are bolted to the green mounting - plate, which connects the vehicle assembly to the black test - stand. -

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Final Report

- LANDER compiled all of the work and findings from the two - semesters spend in capstone into a single document. + At the conclusion and verification of the Operational + Demonstration LANDER has compiled a Final Report for the project. + The Final Report compiles two semesters of work into one succinct + document that highlights all of the findings from the project.