Scout V 0.5 Test Launch

Scout V 0.5 failed due to excessive play in the internal gears of the thrust vectoring servos onboard. While stabilization of the vehicle was still active and functional, the "zero-position" of the servos ended up with a deviation of ±2 degrees, which was enough to set the vehicle off on a poor trajectory, especially considering that the computer's stabilization was directly reactive to it's measured position at this point, and not anticipatory, such as in a PID control system.

Technical report:
http://tinyurl.com/Scout-V05

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