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Rocket Project Critical Design Review Agenda

Detailed overview of vehicle design, flight, stability, recovery, payload, propulsion subsystems, educational engagement, budget, timeline, and future work. Includes dimensions, materials, flight specifications, and current status of the project.

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Rocket Project Critical Design Review Agenda

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  1. CRITICAL DESIGN REVIEW

  2. Agenda • Vehicle Design Overview • Flight Overview • Stability • Recovery Subsystem • Payload Subsystem • Propulsion Subsystem • Education Engagement • Budget • Timeline • Future Work

  3. Vehicle Design Overview Details • Length: 79.3 inches • Diameter: 4 inches • Weight: 9.8 pounds Materials • Airframe: Phenolic Tubing • Fins: Fiberglass

  4. Flight Overview • K454-SK motor • Expected altitude: 5228 ft • Max velocity: 817 ft/s • Mach number: 0.73 • Max acceleration: 363 ft/s • TWR: 13.3 • Drift distance: • 5mph: 520 ft • 10 mph: 1040 ft • 15 mph: 1560 ft • 20 mph: 2080 ft

  5. Stability • Center of Pressure: 64.4 inches • Center of Gravity: 49 inches • Static Stability Margin: 3.8 Cal • Distance to stable velocity: 3.3 feet • Rail exit velocity: 71 ft/s

  6. Recovery Subsystem • 2 StratologgerCF altimeters • TeleGPS tracker • 12 inch drogue deploy at apogee • 60 inch main parachute at 700 feet AGL • 82 ft/s under drogue • Landing at 19 ft/s • Kinetic energy at landing: • 12.5 ft*lbs 9.9 ft*lbs 24.7 ft*lbs

  7. Payload Subsystem • 2 Raspberry Pi computers • Collecting atmospheric data during descent and landing • Video of liquid sloshing: distilled water, saline solution, vegetable oil

  8. Propulsion Subsystem • Pro54 Cessaroni Reload engine mount • AeroPack engine retainer • Fins glued to motor mount tube for strength • Recovery harness mount

  9. Current Status • Subscale flight completed • Materials purchased • Quality control of components • Construction started • Software under development • Education outreach

  10. Educational Engagement • Activity 1: Launch small A and B and C class rockets for 6-8 graders • Activity 2: Balloon rocket for K-3 students, Coke and Mentos Demonstration for K-5 graders • Activity 3: G class rocket demonstration for 12th grade physics class

  11. Budget

  12. Timeline 

  13. Future Work • Continue construction • Continue testing • Continue education engagement • Finalize software • Scout location and time for full scale launch • Pursue more funding

  14. Questions?

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