Under construction

Flight Computer

Central flight-compute and black-box avionics board for sensing, storage, telemetry, and recovery coordination

Test Engineer

AvionicsEmbedded SystemsRF / Telemetry

Schematic

Exported PDF/SVG sheets.

Layout

Copper layer inspector.

3D Model

STEP board preview.

Notes

Design wiki and bring-up notes.

Case Study

Engineering Summary

IMU / Baro / Mag

Sensor Suite

Onboard Flash

Flight Data

Telemetry / USB

External Interfaces

Bring-Up / Test

Ownership

The central compute and data-recording board for the flight avionics stack. It integrates power regulation, environmental and inertial sensors, ADC acquisition, onboard flash storage, current-loop interfaces, telemetry, USB, and recovery-system connectivity. I supported portions of schematic/layout review, then led system bring-up, interface validation, debugging, and continued board operation.

Design Focus

  • Stage bring-up of power, compute, sensing, storage, and communication subsystems
  • Verify sensor polarity, scaling, communication, and plausibility before vehicle integration
  • Keep low-level ADC and reference routing isolated from digital and telemetry activity
  • Validate recovery-system and current-loop interfaces at schematic and system level
  • Maintain reliable board operation through repeated bench, integration, and vehicle testing

This case study is under construction; bring-up and interface-validation evidence will be added as public artifacts are cleared.

Layers
4
Stackup
Four copper-layer flight computer PCB exported from Altium Gerbers
Tools
Altium, Oscilloscope, Bench Supply
Key Parts
Primary compute and control, IMU, Barometer, Magnetometer, ADC acquisition, Onboard flash storage, Telemetry interface, Recovery system interface, Power regulation