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Currently, Big Red Bee is the only electrical component that’s not powered by the CAN bus. The battery is charged outside then loaded into the rocket before tower raising. With the upcoming on-pad charging project to prolong the duration the rocket can stay on the pad, it becomes important for Big Red Bee to be able to recharge inside the rocket as well. This project aims to design a board that can charge and power on/off the Big Red Bee without physical access to it. This project aims to integrate external contacts in the nose cone so the Big Red Bee can be charged.

Description and Requirements

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• Finding a way to access BRB electrically on the nose cone

• Designing a PCB to incorporate BRB, battery, switch, and connector - scope no longer includes this

Documentation

• Charging connector pinouts

• Charging procedure and preflight checklist

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