New AIM USB firmware.

A new firmware version (2.02) has been released for the AIM USB. Some bugs have been fixed in this release and it is recommended that you update your units to this new version.

AIM XTRA launched

After more than 2 years development, the AIM XTRA is here. The AIM XTRA is a complete GPS tracking solution for rocket and other specialist applications.

The XTRA is first commerical flight computer to use dopler readings for ejections, and vertical velocity readings.

ADTV elevator sensor

Cooperating with ADTV (Israel), Entacore Electronics has produced an advanced elevator sensor capable of determining floor levels without communicating with the building's elevator interface.

This was achieved with inertial sensors and infra-red refelectors.

Similar solutions have been designed, but none come can achieve consistent results for a large number of floors.

The AIM ACCEL will soon retail for model rocket applications.

AIM XTRA doppler ejection

We have just completed a doppler ejection test with the AIM XTRA (our GPS rocket tracking solution).

To perform the ejection at apogee, the AIM XTRA used doppler shift information from the GPS sattelites to determine accurate velocity (+- 0.5 m/s).

With accurate velocity, apogee ejection becomes trivial! As an added bonus, the maximum altitude is not limited by the atomosphere like barometric bassed altimeters.

We believe this is a first for a commercial model rocket flight computer!

Apogee Components features AIM USB

Apogee Components (USA) today added the AIM USB rocket altimeter to its list of products.

Rocket tracker planned

We are currently in the process of designing a rocket tracker based on RF transmition.

Please contact us for more information.

AIM USB: New AIM USB firmware released

A new firmware version has been released (1.42) for the AIM USB 1.2 altimeter, which increases the accuracy of the altitude beep-outs after launch.

No more surprises when connecting to a computer to compare values!

AIM USB: ASR tests the AIM USB

Aerospace Research (ASR) has performed a number of succesful launches with our AIM USB Altimeter. They are currently the leading supplier of amature and HPR rocket equipment in South Africa.

ASR stocks our AIM USB Altimeter.

AIM USB: Product launch

Our AIM USB altimeter is complete! The software for the device is undergoing continous enhancement.

Over 20 test flights have been done with a variety of ignitors and rocket motors, all performing flawlessly.

AIM USB: Fist commercial test

The first commercial version was tested today. Once again complete success! The downloaded profile looks great!

AIM USB: Succesful first test!

Today was the first test of the beta commercial release. Complete success! Both chutes were deployed correctly.

We will now continue to produce the commercial version as well as giving the software a decent upgrade.

AIM USB: Basic hardware complete!

The basic hardware design is now complete for our altimeter which we have called "AIM USB". The user will have full access to all the data on the device (flight profile) as well as user definded settings.

Rocket altimeter planned

We are planning to design and create an altimeter for rocket enthusiasts in South Africa. We hope to reduce the cost as well as add features which are not usually found in comodity rocket altimeters