Helmsman Flight Board

The “Helmsman” flight board 1.0 is the first generation avionics OBC (on-board computer), EPS (electrical power system), and C&DH (command & data handling) board in my standardized rocket flight-stack. The idea is to create a modular system that allows for custom daughter boards which enables parallel development, separate revisions, and customization depending on the needs of the launch vehicle and payloads. This first generation board includes a standard atMega2560 microcontroller that runs either Arduino-code or C++ from a compiler, assembler, and linker that Atmel provides. Paired with the microcontroller is dedicated flash, USB-C interfacing, basic attitude sensing, and LiPo battery power management. The board includes connectors for 2 separate full daughter boards for radios, etc. and 2 smaller extension boards designed for sensors and servo interfacing.