While at university a group of friends built and successfully tested a simple supersonic, IR, guided missile using common amateur rocketry tech, servo controllers from model planes and a CO2-cooled sensor. They "shot" down model plane or two.
On Wed, Aug 29, 2018, 9:20 PM juan <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, 29 Aug 2018 19:58:55 -0700 > Steven Schear <[email protected]> wrote: > > > In a similar way that we all have 1970s era super computers in our > pockets, > > I am assuming, with some basis, that it's possible to affordably modify > > discarded current era smartphones (with their ample computing, excellent > > cameras and micomechanical motion sensors and GPS) to serve as the > sensing, > > attitude control and computing element for adequate daylight operation > > MANPAD. > > > > of course, and you probably can even use a $3 microcontroller (32 > bits arm...) > > however, I don't think you could call your missiles 'stinger' > because that's intellectual property owned by uncle sam. he would be upset > if you violated his trademark. > > now joking aside, the point here is that yes, it is a good idea to > be armed against the government, and yes armament doesn't have to be > limited to guns. And yes, it's quite possible to combine 'amateur' > rocketry, 'amateur' chemistry and 'amateur' electronics to get some > interesting and useful devices. > > > >
