DIAMOND-X -- Fin Controlled Rocket -- Flight Test 1

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  • Опубликовано: 26 сен 2024
  • DIAMOND-X is my most compact, advanced and successful actively controlled model rocket. This video shows how I got here, from early canard-control experiments to compact flight computers and aft fin control. DIAMOND-X's first flight was a huge success, showing good control in pitch yaw and roll.
    In upcoming flights, a number of other guidance and control modes will be tested, including position control and waypoint-waypoint flights. This rocket will also fly from the ATLAS silo soon, stay tuned for more.

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  • @BPSspace
    @BPSspace 11 месяцев назад +382

    Fantastic project, and great video! Roll reversal is a real mess :)

    • @LafayetteSystems
      @LafayetteSystems  11 месяцев назад +28

      Thank you, I appreciate it!

    • @makerslife
      @makerslife 11 месяцев назад +17

      You guys should definitely collaborate!

    • @kotXbit
      @kotXbit 11 месяцев назад +1

      Why not use hybrid laminar flow control towards the fins?

  • @robertharper3754
    @robertharper3754 Год назад +416

    Man is out here putting Lockmart to shame!! This is seriously one of the coolest projects I've ever seen, remember to charge the Navy 100x the cost!

    • @PneumaticFrog
      @PneumaticFrog 11 месяцев назад +11

      Or sell them at 2x the price you still make bank and then they have millions of them

    • @MissilemanIII
      @MissilemanIII 11 месяцев назад +3

      What is Lockmart?

    • @-_.._._--_.-.-_-_-_-...-.-
      @-_.._._--_.-.-_-_-_-...-.- 11 месяцев назад +20

      ​@@MissilemanIIILockheed Martin. I concur he did a very well executed video. I'd expect nothing less from a 21st century rocket scientist. Inspiring.

    • @FrankRoosevelt32
      @FrankRoosevelt32 11 месяцев назад +3

      Man’s out here trying to get a surprise visit from the NSA 😂 they’re gonna “ask” to buy his system soon!

    • @idontpointby
      @idontpointby 11 месяцев назад

      @@FrankRoosevelt32 Ah, people confusing the NSA and FBI still, I see...

  • @fumpdump4529
    @fumpdump4529 11 месяцев назад +51

    The youtube algorithm hasn't let me eat this good in a long time. we feastin

  • @LandNfan
    @LandNfan 11 месяцев назад +125

    As a veteran of supporting the LGM-25C Titan-II system in the late 1960’s, I find your project fascinating, especially the launch silo. Amazing effort in all regards!

  • @nerdtronaut
    @nerdtronaut Год назад +151

    Amazing work! Up next: Nosecone integrated infrared seeker...

    • @dorsk84
      @dorsk84 11 месяцев назад +13

      Rico! Analysis!...Boom, sir! Yes, Rico, BOOM!

    • @TheDaniel366Cobra
      @TheDaniel366Cobra 11 месяцев назад +44

      Open source anti air FTW.

    • @mlentsch
      @mlentsch 11 месяцев назад +4

      @@TheDaniel366Cobra lol!

    • @ofekshochat9920
      @ofekshochat9920 11 месяцев назад +3

      yes!@@TheDaniel366Cobra

    • @sla1655
      @sla1655 10 месяцев назад

      Have you googled how much this costs?

  • @FarmerFpv
    @FarmerFpv 7 месяцев назад +1

    I was looking for ideas for rockets for my RC jet and RUclips directed me here. This is awesome. Thank you, RUclips. You finally didn't disappoint me for once.

  • @class40sailor
    @class40sailor 11 месяцев назад +20

    This is some really awesome work. The MK 41 style launcher is top notch, and I appreciate the nod to the Navy. Will certainly be watching for more updates!

  • @programmer1111x
    @programmer1111x 6 месяцев назад +1

    U put a lot of people including me and a lot of youtubers to shame.
    Damn this project and ur work is interesting.
    best regards and I hope ur projects is used for good goals

  • @geologist_luna
    @geologist_luna Год назад +67

    Out of curiosity, do you have an MS, or a Ph.D? If not, you may want to consider writing all of this up as a paper and consider submitting it to be published. Great work and I'm glad to see someone working on something I've only ever considered working on, but am simply too busy to do myself at the moment. Amazing work. I do have so many more questions, but this is neither the place nor the forum for it, Good luck!

    • @LafayetteSystems
      @LafayetteSystems  11 месяцев назад +45

      Thank you. I got my MS recently, unfortunately not in rocket-related engineering though. You can always send me a RUclips message with any questions you have and I'd be glad to answer them!

    • @jasonharris351
      @jasonharris351 11 месяцев назад +8

      @@LafayetteSystemswhat did you study ?

    • @BearDemocracy
      @BearDemocracy 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@LafayetteSystems​​⁠There doesn't actually seem to be a way to message on RUclips

    • @frogsoisuoiusd7326
      @frogsoisuoiusd7326 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@BearDemocracy yeahh

    • @Chad-Giga.
      @Chad-Giga. 9 месяцев назад

      @@jasonharris351he studied psychology

  • @Prateek1234q.
    @Prateek1234q. 11 месяцев назад +6

    I am a simple man
    I see guided rocket , i subscribe

  • @OtterSwims
    @OtterSwims 10 месяцев назад +3

    Its very interesting to see this video after recently getting into the rocketry part of youtube. I belivee youre the first person ive seen to rely so heavily on simulation to refine your rocket designs!

  • @PPSRHD
    @PPSRHD 11 месяцев назад +4

    This is mad good skill right here. That silo was amazing

  • @Wannes_
    @Wannes_ 11 месяцев назад +11

    If you lengthen the strakes to the fwd end of the payload bay, you've replicated the Standard missile which has been virtually unchanged aerodynamically since the 1960s - indicating a very successful design.
    Like with Sidewinder, you've gone from front canard control, to rear control (on AIM-9X with TV )
    Have a look where the aargm-er missile is going: (2, blended) strakes along the body, but @ 45° angles from the rear control surfaces ... otherwise, looking a lot like ... Standard

  • @rexmundi8154
    @rexmundi8154 8 месяцев назад +6

    I actually work with teams of professional engineers in the space industry. I’ve worked at a major space launch company you’ve definitely heard of. And you are putting those teams to shame. I’m a pretty old machinist so I’ve seen the rate of technological change going all the way back to the 1980’s when I first worked on avionics "computers" the size of double door refrigerators. The hinges on the cabinet were the size of your whole control system. I feel like you young guys who grew up with arduinos and 3d printers have really started taking things to the next level. Like 20 years ago these projects would have only been possible by a huge team with millions of dollars to spend. Once AI agents become a thing I think we’ll see the next doubling of capabilities. You should be proud

  • @tirushone6446
    @tirushone6446 7 месяцев назад

    bro is out here doing learning litteral rocket science in his free time, respect

  • @mlentsch
    @mlentsch 11 месяцев назад +2

    I've been dreaming of doing something like this for years. Kudos and thanks for sharing.

  • @earld1403
    @earld1403 11 месяцев назад

    Commenting to feed the YT algorithm. Awesome seeing a launch view without it constantly rolling.

  • @The_Makers_Prerogative
    @The_Makers_Prerogative 11 месяцев назад +2

    Thank you for taking the time to make this great video. I enjoy seeing the progress you make and how much effort you put in to get it working the way you want, well done!

  • @yunuszenichowski
    @yunuszenichowski 11 месяцев назад +2

    Especially moving waypoints would be fascinating to see

  • @Ozzy3333333
    @Ozzy3333333 11 месяцев назад +2

    A thought I had long ago was a camera looking back at the launch pad and feeding corrections (like a mouse in a way) to a gimbaled motor
    (or even simpler and lighter control using 3 fins and a linear solenoid (coil) controlling the trailing edge of the fins).

  • @madeconomist458
    @madeconomist458 10 месяцев назад +3

    Hey, definitely not Hamas here. Hope to see more material. Much love,
    -definitely not Hamas.

    • @joeds3775
      @joeds3775 7 месяцев назад

      Hammas can afford the real stuff. I reckon it'll be a disgruntled trumpist god botherer that uses this in a drive-by bear hunt roid rage attack on a billboard of a rainbow riding tay Tay drinking bud and holding hands with the prince of wokeness, biden

    • @Hans_Magnusson
      @Hans_Magnusson 7 месяцев назад

      I agree with both statements!
      Nice project and I love the “definitely not Hamas “ comment.
      Gold star ⭐️

  • @khakreezeenghelab
    @khakreezeenghelab 11 месяцев назад +1

    پروزه سخت و دیدنی بود شما خیلی دانا هستید ارزوی موفقيت ❤

  • @georgekerwood9100
    @georgekerwood9100 11 месяцев назад +1

    A great watch, thanks for your time and effort putting this together.

  • @Noobixm
    @Noobixm 11 месяцев назад +2

    My guy is really just out here designing missiles on youtube.

    • @Chad-Giga.
      @Chad-Giga. 9 месяцев назад

      I don't see a warhead? Not a missle

  • @absenttk4213
    @absenttk4213 11 месяцев назад +15

    So how long until you get a visit from the black-suits telling you your RUclips might be subject to ITAR 👀😅

    • @Turkeythigh420
      @Turkeythigh420 11 месяцев назад +2

      I was kinda thinking the same thing. Hahaha

  • @pastaprod3297
    @pastaprod3297 11 месяцев назад

    Wooow! This is really cool!!! Thank you for taking the time to film, comment and edit all of that! Have a wonderful day!

  • @YHK_YT
    @YHK_YT 11 месяцев назад +1

    This truly is amazing, had this video saved for a week or so and just came to it. Great work and hope nothing but the best for your future launches/projects which I’ll be waiting for

  • @zoe..d
    @zoe..d 11 месяцев назад

    roll reversal was noted with pilots in ww2 who exceeded the airpseed limits in dives. The ones who lived without their aircraft breaking up discovered their elevators would act in reverse at high enough speeds. so, pulling back as normal to decrease the dive would push them harder towards the ground.

  • @ii6512
    @ii6512 8 месяцев назад

    Man, I hope that when you said "graduated college" you didn't mean Bachelor's degree because , this is industry, country , scientist , Einstein, Oppenheimer level thing. And you are alone !!!!! Bro, you are a full package. 🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @BassMatt1972
    @BassMatt1972 11 месяцев назад +3

    if your control planes are on the same axis as the fixed planes, move them off axis.. the airflow disturbance of the front fins will affect the laminar efficiency of the rear fins.

  • @Navoii.
    @Navoii. 11 месяцев назад

    When I eventually get missile launchers in my backyard, I'd get Lafayette Systems to make them.
    Great video

  • @mikenoel3522
    @mikenoel3522 11 месяцев назад +2

    Great engineering! Looking forward to the next models and flights.

  • @mattzilch5150
    @mattzilch5150 11 месяцев назад +8

    So glad that I stumbled across your channel. This is an amazing project. I am really looking forward to seeing how it shapes up.

  • @Plumber576
    @Plumber576 11 месяцев назад +1

    Raytheon out here taking notes.

  • @DrPump-hi9gs
    @DrPump-hi9gs 11 месяцев назад

    You are currently the coolest person I know

  • @hitchcock_
    @hitchcock_ 8 месяцев назад

    translating to freedom units made my day :D

    • @joeds3775
      @joeds3775 7 месяцев назад

      Funny how they're the units used by the British government and a symbol if their rule....
      But yeah.... 'Freedom' units

  • @M.T....
    @M.T.... 11 месяцев назад

    Whoa!
    I'm glad youtube algo is giving you some love 'cuz this is some very impressive work.

  • @peterheinzo515
    @peterheinzo515 11 месяцев назад +1

    so crazy to think that functioning rockets have been around for almost 100 years.

  • @anindabanik208
    @anindabanik208 11 месяцев назад

    I respect your patience.

  • @soy1119
    @soy1119 11 месяцев назад +3

    way to much effort to have such little views tbh, awesome rocket design!!

  • @PeterJames143
    @PeterJames143 11 месяцев назад +3

    Hope this application for work at Spacex works out for you :) Very cool. Unimaginable project level, for me. I wish I could do stuff like this. Quite amazing.

  • @ProfJonah
    @ProfJonah 11 месяцев назад

    That is sweet dude, super impressed by the variety of skills and knowledge on display here

  • @codedinfortran
    @codedinfortran 11 месяцев назад +1

    Great project, and very well-organized presentation!
    Quality stuff, I really enjoyed it.

  • @doch.8039
    @doch.8039 11 месяцев назад +1

    This is some seriously cool stuff and you're doing great work, earned a subscriber! I look forward to seeing what you do with this in the future.

  • @johnsongibbs6567
    @johnsongibbs6567 11 месяцев назад

    You are hired sir.

  • @Positive_Altitude
    @Positive_Altitude 10 месяцев назад

    Very cool project! Looking forward to your future builds!

  • @markmeridian3360
    @markmeridian3360 11 месяцев назад +2

    Years ago I built a fiberglass rocket with rear fin control. It was intended to progress to the point where it could hit an RC airplane. I was working out the controls to cancel unwanted roll while controlling pitch/yaw. I progressed to the point where I tried a launch that was supposed to pitch the rocket over to a fairly steep angle from the vertical and then correct the rocket's attitude to a vertical orientation. On launch it pitched over fine but then turned straight down, not up, and augered in beyond the the neighbor's fence. I rushed to the fence to see my neighbor standing behind his lawn mower extremely shaken. He saw me, then shouted " I was almost killed by a meteor!". The rocket had made a small crater and was still smoking. That was the end of my attempt at fin control.

  • @atharvabedarkar
    @atharvabedarkar 11 месяцев назад +1

    Amazing project!!

  • @Just_gaming2012-od2rv
    @Just_gaming2012-od2rv 10 месяцев назад

    OMG! That is soooooo cool!

  • @Agent77X
    @Agent77X 9 месяцев назад

    You are doing better then Space X, almost as good as ULA and Blue Origin!😊

  • @RiskyVentureMinerals
    @RiskyVentureMinerals Год назад +1

    Cannot wait to see where else you can take this project! Definitely got a follow from me!

  • @alexanderstohle
    @alexanderstohle 11 месяцев назад

    Brilliant!

  • @sbachman345
    @sbachman345 11 месяцев назад

    Insane rocket. I don't know why you don't have more subs

  • @chuckles3265
    @chuckles3265 11 месяцев назад

    Impressive. Most impressive.

  • @yajatvashisht4873
    @yajatvashisht4873 11 месяцев назад

    Great project and congratulations on successful launch 🎉

  • @patriot0971
    @patriot0971 11 месяцев назад

    Fine line between a science project, and an offensive weapon that can be used by non state actors. You should start a company to consult some of our US weapons manufacturers.

  • @MrHichammohsen1
    @MrHichammohsen1 11 месяцев назад

    Dude whattttttttttttt! I am definitely gonna subscribe and hit the bell notification!
    Amazing work bro keep doing what you do.

  • @setituptoblowitup
    @setituptoblowitup Год назад +1

    Atlas like a spine🩻💀 I c what u did there🚀💜

  • @rubenwardy
    @rubenwardy Год назад +1

    Hey this is a really cool project and a nice video, good job!

  • @GilchristMcGill
    @GilchristMcGill 11 месяцев назад +1

    Why does the alg only recommend you now? Subbed and notifications are on!

  • @0x187
    @0x187 10 месяцев назад

    we making it on a watchlist with this one

  • @jacks19822
    @jacks19822 8 месяцев назад

    Awesome modular design. Great CFD skills. Best stabilization seen so far on youtube. You could probably try to design gimbaling for the booster next, and make a real missile.

  • @dominicwalker1899
    @dominicwalker1899 11 месяцев назад

    This is so cool

  • @pick_pick_pick
    @pick_pick_pick 7 месяцев назад

    mind blowing

  • @MegaFarkh
    @MegaFarkh 11 месяцев назад +2

    I would like to see this project used in a non military field like economic cloud seeding.
    Good luck 🤞

  • @gutefragen5427
    @gutefragen5427 11 месяцев назад

    Amazing project

  • @eriknulty6392
    @eriknulty6392 11 месяцев назад +1

    Cant wait for the high speed booster with long burn main stage.

  • @robmik83
    @robmik83 11 месяцев назад

    Very interesting, thank you, subscribed.

  • @matsstenfeldt1549
    @matsstenfeldt1549 11 месяцев назад +1

    If you get yourself a ground radar you can measure the actual position i 3D space and cross reference the programmed flight path with the actual flight characteristics.

  • @feelincrispy7053
    @feelincrispy7053 11 месяцев назад

    Yep the suits are definitely going to make a visit

  • @snorman1911
    @snorman1911 7 месяцев назад

    Very impressive, wish i had the time to work on something like this. Have you considered putting the servos up front and running linkages down to the fins internally? You could move the bulk of the mechanism fore and open up more space for the motor.

  • @markumoeder
    @markumoeder 8 месяцев назад

    This is so awesome!

  • @ivander1511
    @ivander1511 11 месяцев назад +3

    Put a seeker and some explosives in it and it's basically a low-altitude short-range SAM

    • @elwildo14
      @elwildo14 11 месяцев назад

      Those are one of the few weapons completely banned. You can technically form 1 destructive device a missile with an explosive payload but it can’t have a seek after 2001 law prohibiting that

  • @mohammadhh5113
    @mohammadhh5113 11 месяцев назад

    Pretty cool project

  • @tdm5100
    @tdm5100 10 месяцев назад +2

    You rocket is still lacking a range to reach Israel, bro. Keep going

  • @abrasionthermals9172
    @abrasionthermals9172 9 месяцев назад

    Say hello to the ginger cat 🥰🤗

  • @perfectlycontent64
    @perfectlycontent64 5 месяцев назад

    Amazing project!
    Now can you design a low cost 3d printed interceptor to restore balance to the universe.

  • @rodirgourbieta-eb4yx
    @rodirgourbieta-eb4yx 11 месяцев назад

    It’s a good project. I always wanted to get into model rockets but then I think to my self how I would start and never finish my project like the 30 others that I have Laing around.

  • @woolheart1
    @woolheart1 11 месяцев назад +1

    Now the ATF can’t even come close to your compound😂

  • @bloodbound696
    @bloodbound696 10 месяцев назад

    Love me some Freedom Units!

  • @ricardo_9726
    @ricardo_9726 Год назад

    Amazing work

  • @jimtheedcguy4313
    @jimtheedcguy4313 11 месяцев назад +1

    Raytheon, eat your heart out!

  • @B.U.E
    @B.U.E 11 месяцев назад +1

    Have your 3k subscribers !!!

  • @davide.marini
    @davide.marini 10 месяцев назад

    Well done man!

  • @Steven-cr8ju
    @Steven-cr8ju 11 месяцев назад

    Look at the Stinger missile operating system. It's ony a 70mm body with 4 rear fins. But it's a boat tail shape that gives more effective fin control without protruding much beyond tube diameter.

  • @excellentpatrick5063
    @excellentpatrick5063 11 месяцев назад

    Awesome Video!!

  • @mikoborn4352
    @mikoborn4352 11 месяцев назад

    Amazing video this is well worth a sub!

  • @jamesyen241
    @jamesyen241 11 месяцев назад

    Very cool! Good job buddy!

  • @mactub6744
    @mactub6744 6 месяцев назад

    Your work is truly inspiring, and that's no joke. I am currently developing a flight controller for a quadcopter using the backstepping control technique. And please, I would like to know if the flight simulations that you show in the video are made with Matlab? or do you use another program?
    Greetings from Cusco!!!

  • @SomeSortaPro
    @SomeSortaPro 11 месяцев назад

    VERY cool! liked and subbed! keep em coming❤️

  • @RoboKiller12112
    @RoboKiller12112 11 месяцев назад +1

    It's really cool! One question: What did you major in at college?

  • @Ozzy3333333
    @Ozzy3333333 11 месяцев назад +2

    Awesome! You earned a sub!
    What about:
    1. Steerable parachute to return to home (or where you want).
    2. Parachute opens at max altitude?
    Seems you need to tame down the P gain early in the flight and ramp it up to normal after it gets going.
    How about a much lighter system, 4 servos just seem pretty heavy.
    A couple H13 long burn would be pretty cool.

  • @PyroRaptor841
    @PyroRaptor841 11 месяцев назад +2

    Well done! Very interesting watching the design evolve over time, many designs were very similar to IRL missiles. The final design shown in the simulation bore a striking resemblance to the Vympel R-24. Now to put an infared imager in the nose?

    • @jamesharding3459
      @jamesharding3459 9 месяцев назад +1

      Not really. The total lack of midbody strakes makes it look more like a very, very cut-down Harpoon or shortened Standard-2.

  • @L0615T1C
    @L0615T1C 11 месяцев назад +1

    Awesome video. You got my sub.

  • @masonphillips6605
    @masonphillips6605 8 месяцев назад

    "no I am not working on top secret guided missile projects" 😳

  • @Nipiniponipi
    @Nipiniponipi 11 месяцев назад

    SO FRICKING COOL!

  • @MPANGA101
    @MPANGA101 11 месяцев назад +1

    Guys are making weapons inside their homes. You smart asf

  • @kyleeames8229
    @kyleeames8229 11 месяцев назад

    The other BPS Space! Really cool; instant subscribe from me.

  • @PowerScissor
    @PowerScissor 11 месяцев назад +1

    ITAR will be adding some amendments soon me thinks.

  • @Arash_Leopard
    @Arash_Leopard 11 месяцев назад

    the diy ATGM (Tandem).