Software 2025-2026

Welcome to the Software repository for the 2025-2026 rocket. This repository contains all the code for the flight systems, ground support equipment, and user interfaces.

Repository Structure

• fsw/: Flight Software. Rust no_std application running on the Raspberry Pi Pico 2 (RP2350) using the Embassy async runtime. Handles sensors, actuators, flight state machine, and telemetry.
• fill-station/: Ground Support Server. Rust application running on a Linux host (e.g., Raspberry Pi) at the pad. Interfaces with the rocket via the umbilical, controls fill valves, and hosts a WebSocket server for the UI.
• Ground_Station_UI/: The frontend dashboard for the ground station. Provides a real-time UI to monitor telemetry, view actuator states, and send commands to the fill station and rocket.
• BLIMS/: Balloon-Launched Intelligent Mechanism System. Code for the steerable parachute payload.
• RATS/: Code for the Rocket Actuation and Testing System, including stepper motor controls and test benches.
• air-brake-controls/: Development and simulation code for the active airbrake drag-control system.

Documentation Reference

For detailed subsystem documentation, see the following living documents:

• FSW Architecture & Sensors: fsw/FSW_REFERENCE.md
• Umbilical Commands & Telemetry: UMBILICAL_REFERENCE.md
• Safety & Failsafes: FAILSAFES.md
• System Doc: RATS/SystemDoc.md

Make sure to configure the correct Rust toolchains (thumbv8m.main-none-eabihf for FSW) before building the embedded projects. See subsystem READMEs for specific instructions.