Designed and built a prototype sensor to detect the orientation of the sun relative to a rocket to find a more reliable solution than magnetometers to compensate for IMU drift.

Solar Orientation Sensor

  • What I did:

    • Designed circuitry

    • Created custom sensor mount

    • Created an algorithm that utilized gradient descent and sensor simulation to derive solar orientation

  • Technical Skills used

    • Circuit design

    • Error quantification

    • Embedded system design (C-based)

    • 3D Printing