APA-I CONSTRUCTION

OVERVIEW / DESIGN / CONSTRUCTION / PERFORMANCE

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FIRST STEPS 2013

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BASIC SYSTEM INTEGRATION 2014

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MODERATE SYSTEM INTEGRATION 2015

PCBs 2015
Low Voltage Controller and Micro Controller PCB
Secondary Display and LED and LASER Controller
Primary Capacitor Banks
Battery Management and High Voltage Converter PCB (First time Using Solder Resist)
IR Optical Interrupt PCB (x2)
Primary Display (Front)
Primary Display (Back)

PCBs 2015

ALL THE THINGS (SO FAR) 2015

STATUS: Slow and Unsteady, but progress has been made.

A Working TO DO List.

  • Preliminary Design…Done (2012)
  • Primary Structure Fabrication and Assembly…Done (2013)
  • Capacitor Mount Assembly…Done (2013)
  • Projectile Magazine…Done (2013)
  • Injector Assembly…Done (2014)
  • Coil Mount Assembly…Done (2014)
  • Lithium Polymer Battery Protection and Balancing Circuitry…Done (2012) Removed .Battery protection transferred to High Voltage Converter PCB and balancing will be done by commercial charger(2015)
  • Lithium Polymer Battery Charger Circuitry…Done (2013) Commercial Charger to be used due to safety concerns
  • Lithium Polymer Fuel Gauge Circuitry…Done (2014) Cancelled
  • Lithium Polymer Battery Assembly…Done (2012) Done (2015)
  • Low Voltage Power Supply Circuitry…Done (1.17.2015) (5V, 16V)
  • Infrared Projectile Sensor Arrays (x2)…Done (2014)
  • Display Circuitry (10 LED Side Bar Graph and 3 Digit Rear Display)…Done (2014)
  • LED Flashlight and UV Laser Assembly…Done (2014)
  • Micro-controller Timing and Control Program… Done (1.03.2015)
  • Electromagnetic Stabilization Coils and Circuitry… Cancelled (Complexity and Size Restrictive. Hollow tail rounds to be tested for stability) (2015)
  • Test Coils… Redesign In Progress (2015) …
  • Discharge and Quench Circuitry…In Progress (Test Board Made) …
  • Projectile Final Design… Preliminary Design Complete Pending Performance Test Results (2015) …
  • High Voltage Capacitor Charger Circuitry… Done (2015)
  • System Coil/Projectile/Timing/Quenching Optimization Testing…
  • First Fully Battery Powered Test… Done (2015)
  • Other Stuff…
OVERVIEW / DESIGN / CONSTRUCTION / PERFORMANCE

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