Intelligent ignition system with anti-failure subsystem for experimental rockets with real-time flight data capture

• Grant number: 17/17253-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: December 01, 2017
• End date: November 30, 2018
• Field of knowledge: Interdisciplinary Subjects
• Principal Investigator: Luiz Antonio Celiberto Junior
• Grantee: Jonas Gonçalves Poiato
• Host Institution: Centro de Engenharia, Modelagem e Ciências Sociais Aplicadas (CECS). Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC). Ministério da Educação (Brasil). Santo André , SP, Brazil

Abstract

In this project is present a focus on electronics related to the aerospace sector, especially in rocket science, emphasizing the lag of studies in the area, as well as the challenges involved in the development and applications of engineering concepts in a prototype. The main problem that will be framed in this work is the development of an electronic ground system that receives the rocket's data during its flight, such as internal and external pressure, temperature inside the avionic bay, altitude at each instant of time and the maximum altitude of the aircraft, the apogee. In addition, this project also aims at the development of an electronic ignition system for rocket solid motors integrated into the receiving system, avoiding accidental ignitions. For an initial study of the problem, it is proposed to construct a printed circuit board that contains adequate sensing and electronic components capable of integrating this technology with ground electronics using a Raspeberry Pi microcomputer. The construction involves more simplified protyping steps, using prototype boards and confection on copper-film coated sheets of glass, which constitute a more refined prototype type. (AU)