The payload subsystem designs an acoustic levitation experiment as well as onboards cameras for the Firehorn Launch Vehicle
The Firehorn's experiment is to test acoustic levitation of light objects under high acceleration environments. It uses transducers to levitate a small sphere.
Firehorn is equipped with three cameras, recording critical parts of the rocket (separation point, engine bay and radial view).
The Camera Board was manufactured by PCBWay and assembled in-house. Components were placed using manual pick-and-place tools and the board was soldered in a vapour phase oven to ensure reliable solder joints.
A secondary experiment was planned for Firehorn, in the shape of structural sensors, strapped onto the internal structure. To measure the stresses exerted on the rocket during flight. However due to lack of human ressources the experiment was aborted, in favor of the acoustic levitation one.