Project Anubis

Project Anubis' main objective is to design, fabricate, and test a cold gas thruster attitude control vehicle with the ability to maintain a stable orientation. This project will serve as a testbed to develop an active attitude control system for future Rocket Development Lab (RDL) rocket programs. The project is a cost-effective approach in building a vehicle that can control its orientation using ten cold gas thrusters for pitch, yaw, and roll attitude control. For attitude control, this project utilizes a deadband control. This control algorithm will be written in C++ for a Raspberry Pi. The Raspberry Pi will receive orientation data from an inertial measurement unit and automatically use thrusters to rotate the vehicle to stable orientation. Project Anubis will develop software to control the orientation along with designing a gyroscopic test stand. After software development, the program will be tested for its speed, accuracy, and duration until the sensors become inaccurate. Along with the software, the fluid system will be tested to determine its produced force, reaction time, and propellant consumption. As a project under the RDL, this project will help students put attitude control theory into practice and become experts within the field.