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Avionics manages the brains of all our Rockets. Navigate below to find help topics.
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Avionics manages the brains of all our Rockets. Within the avionics section, we discuss both flight computers and ground stations.
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[[File:Flightcomputer.png|thumb|The flight computer sits in the nose cone of the rocket and will govern when to deploy drogue and main parachutes. ]]
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'''Flight Computers'''
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The flight computer is what typically sits in the nose cone of the rocket and is responsible for calculating altitude/velocity of the rocket, and relaying this information back to ground. Additionally, it is the role of the flight computer to use the altitude/velocity estimations to determine when to deploy the parachutes within the rocket to ensure a safe recovery.
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'''Ground Stations'''
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The ground station is responsible for any avionics-related tasks required on the ground. Primarily, this is to decipher radio packets being transmitted from the flight computer and sending it over USB to a laptop so we can view the data in real-time. Depending on the team, a rocket may require ground stations that serve other purposes. For Project Olympus, the ground station Quail was used to manage the fill of the liquid engine. 
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Navigate below to find help topics.
    
[[Category:Rockets]]
 
[[Category:Rockets]]
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