SELECTED PROJECTS

Quadcopter
2013-2014, 2012-2013 Yale Aerospace 2013-2014, 2012-2013 Yale Aerospace

Quadcopter

The Quadcopter team built a four-rotor helicopter, or quadcopter, using a variety of sensors to ensure stable flight. The craft carried a high-definition camera on board to capture footage from angles otherwise impossible to reach.

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Command Center
2012-2013 Yale Aerospace 2012-2013 Yale Aerospace

Command Center

The Command Center was designed to fulfill the electronics needs of any future craft developed by the organization. The main goal was to create a modular package capable of redundant communications methods, computational processing, location tracking, motor control, and sensor data logging.

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Astro-Egg Lander
2012-2013 Yale Aerospace 2012-2013 Yale Aerospace

Astro-Egg Lander

On April 6, 2013, YUAA won the Astro-Egg Lander event of the Battle of the Rockets Competition in Culpeper, Virginia. The team designed and built a rocket and lander capable of launching an egg up 1,500 feet and recovering it safely without a parachute. The team’s rocket, the YSS Eli Whitney, flew six times, including both test and competition launches.

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