Michael Shook

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How Apollo Flew to the Moon - W. David Woods
#apollo #agc #gnc #how #moon #orbit #pad #lvlh #rocket
#agcagc #gncgnc #howhow
https://books.google.com/books?id=x-taL4N0sjIC&pg=PA235&lpg=PA235&dq=lvlh+pad&source...

#math #filter #control #gnc #video
The Laplace Transform - A Graphical Approach - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGPtPkTft8g
#gncgnc #2015 #wishlist

#gyro #math #video #good
Sensor Fusion on Android Devices: A Revolution in Motion Processing - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7JQ7Rpwn2k
#android #sensor #december #2015 #rotation #matrix #noise #filter #gnc #gncgnc

Gyroscope.com - gyroscopes, educational toys and gadgets http://gyroscope.com/#
#gyro #engine #wishlist #stirling #november #2015 #video #gnc #demo
#gncgnc

#surveyor #gnc #pid #how #moon #nasa #1960s
"vernier engine throttle settings were controlled using a proportional-plus-derivative
feedback loop closed around the measured vs. desired velocity magnitude as
a function of altitude, represented by the [~parabolic] descent contour"
Surveyor Spacecraft Automatic Landing System
Sam W. Thurman
AAS 04-062
http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.504.9417&rep=rep1&type=pdf
#pdf #pdfpdf #gncgnc #pidpid #howhow #november #2015

3DR IRIS+ #quadcopter | Beginners Guide (Part 1) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=is1kGt8hJN4
#howto #video #long #good
#wishlist #november #2015 #gnc #gncgnc #introduction

#how #gyro #gnc #rocket #germany #video #space #1940s #ww2
How a gyroscope guides a rocket - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KToggTKa9Lk
#october #2015 #gncgnc #howhow #ww2ww2

Bradwii tutorial introduction - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPupiO5l_Jw
#quadcopter #hack #video #interesting #flight #gnc #gncgnc #october #2015
https://github.com/goebish/bradwii-X4
#code
"Hubsan X4 H107 serie uses Invensense MPU-3050 gyro, mCube MC3210 accelerometer and A7105 RF."

#gnc #quadcopter #how #detail
FPV Racing using Arducopter - DIY Drones http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/fpv-racing-using-arducopter
#august #2015 #gncgnc #saved

1 NEIL_ARMSTRONG.mp4 (Part Two of Ottinger LLRV Lecture) - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRBVJofGQyE
#video #llrv #lltv #moon #apollo #1960s #lm #lmlm #gnc #gncgnc #lecture #july #2015 #long #parachute #nasa

Paul Graham on Twitter: "SR-71 Cockpit Checkout: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tj9UwKQKE3A (via @collision)" https://twitter.com/paulg/status/618232303873961989
#sr71 #airplane #detail #speed #gnc #gncgnc #july #2015 #video

Pages from Selfsteering
https://goo.gl/photos/oxPGUdejdsGksqPb6
#aero #sailing #jsl #jsljsl #book #gnc #gncgnc #wing #aerodynamics #good #june #2015

Online Apollo Guidance Computer Simulator http://svtsim.com/moonjs/agc.html
My very 1st G+ search for deep passionate geek stuff. @mikeelgan @twit suggestion. Too cool.
#agc #agcagc #gplus #cool #javascript #apollo #good #interesting #how #howhow #april #via #twig #viavia #very #code #gnc #gncgnc

Orbiter Tutorial: How To Get Into Orbit. - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hOqGjNHNfI
#tutorial #howto #orbit #flight #video #game #simulation #basic #march #2015 #gnc #gncgnc

"The roll rockets were designed for a maximum thrust of 40 pounds and the pitch and yaw rockets for a maximum thrust of 113 lbs, at an altitude of 200,000 feet."
#x15 #x15x15 #rocket #control #gnc #gncgnc #thrust #space #nasa #factoid #march #2015
Jarvis, Calvin R.; Lock, Wilton P. (1965). Operational Experience With the X-15 Reaction Control and Reaction Augmentation Systems. NASA. OCLC 703664750. TN D-2864.
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/pdf/87709main_H-364.pdf
http:// bobholland.com/me/xlr99_files/x15-2.pdf
http://books.google.com/books/about/Operational_Experience_with_the_X_15_Rea.html?id=FgDsX6fnSV0C

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_NF-104A#Reaction_Control_System_2
"The pitch/yaw thrusters were rated at 113 lbf (500 N) thrust each and the roll thrusters were rated at 43 lbf (190 N) thrust."
#thrust #rocket #f104 #flgith #space #1960s #rcs #rcsrcs #march #2015 #factoid #gnc #gncgnc

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Simulated Spaceflight with the Iron Cross - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oX2klnOeHjg
This would make a great carnival ride. At least if you can't have this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAzFSr52f68
#nasa #x15 #x15x15 #gnc #gncgnc #1950s #space #march #2015 #vintage

Spacewar! - Original 1962 code on PDP-1 emulator http://spacewar.oversigma.com/html5/
#dec #decdec #1960s #emulation #simulation #game #1962 #javascript #minimal #space #orbit #rendezvous #war #warwar #february #2015 #cool #interesting #java #vintage #nostalgia #history #physics #gravity #gnc #gncgnc

Replied to a post on twitter.com :

Compare to Orion III docking at Space Station V @NASASpaceflight Chris B - NSF on Twitter: "ATV-5: Europe's ATV undocks from the ISS - for the final time. http://t.co/aMxZpgSoGc http://t.co/1tJmTNTBm5 http://t.co/oc3Cl1s2tl" https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/566594134157582336
#space #orbit #operation #gncgnc #gnc #2015 #february #iss #ississ #movie #comparison #2001

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@chr1sa "3D Robotics Opens Its Flight Control App For Drones To Developers http://t.co/OpNjz8NTEE via @techcrunch" https://twitter.com/chr1sa/status/565694703937802240
#helicopter #quadcopter #drone #gnc #gncgnc #february #2015 #software #opensource #open