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Century College Digital Fabrications Lab White Bear Lake, Minnesota. Fab9 Yokohama August 21, 2013. NASA Rocket Competition Project. -NASA STUDENT LAUNCH INITIATIVE -40 COLLEGES -ROCKET TO ACHIEVE 5280 FEET (EXACTLY) -ROCKET PAYLOAD (ROVER)
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Century CollegeDigital Fabrications LabWhite Bear Lake, Minnesota Fab9 Yokohama August 21, 2013
-NASA STUDENT LAUNCH INITIATIVE -40 COLLEGES -ROCKET TO ACHIEVE 5280 FEET (EXACTLY) -ROCKET PAYLOAD (ROVER) -A ONE YEAR PROJECT Funded by Century College Foundation ($10,000)
THE TEAM SARA LAWSON TEAM LEAD KEITH KOPPEN AIRFRAME CHRISTOPHER PEPIN ELECTRONICS JACOB VOGES ELECTRONICS/SAFETY SAM COURTIER APPLIED MATHEMATICS JEFF RANDALL CAD – ROVER DESIGN TODD HANSON ROVER GOKHAN SARI RECOVERY JOHN RUPERT TEAM ADVISOR GARY STROICK TEAM MENTOR
Drag Brake Design • The CFX-12's drag brake, is a retractable nose cone that will allow us to control our maximum altitude.
Rover Design • The rover is an autonomous vehicle capable of maneuvering on its own using GPS Navigation • Wheel diameter: 5 in. • Length: 10 in. • Weight: 5lbs
RECOVERY SYSTEM RECOVERY SYSTEMS USES DROGUE CHUTE AND MAIN CHUTE TO MINIMIZE DRIFT AND IMPACT VELOCIY
DRAG BRAKE ELECTRONICS • TWO MICROCONTROLLERS • TELEMETERY • SENSORS • 7 ACCELS • GPS • ALTIMETER • PROX SENSOR • ACTUATORS • DC MOTOR FOR BRAKE DEPLOYMENT • ROVER ELECTRONICS • ONE MICROCONTROLLER • TELEMETERY • SENSORS • GPS • MAGNETOMETER • ACCELEROMETER • ACTUATORS • 2 DC MOTORS • ARRD ELECTRONICS
TEST PROGRAM TEST OBJECTIVES • 2 STRING TESTS STABILITY • 5 HALF SCALE FLIGHT TESTS • #1 ELECTRONICS, BRAKE , 1RST • #2 TELEMETRY • #3 HIGH DATA RATE TELEMETRY • #4 MASS PROPERTIES - BALLAST • #5 STABILITY, FULL SCALE ELECTRONICS • 1 WIND TUNNEL TEST STABILITY, BRAKE Cd • 2 EXPULSION TESTS MAIN, DROGUE/ROVER • 1 FULL SCALE LAUNCH STABILITY, BRAKE Cd, FS ELECTRONICS • 2ND FULL SCALE LAUNCH TARGET ALTITUDE CONTROL, RECOVERY • NASA MSFC LAUNCH WIN!
TEST RESULTS • STATISTICS • FLIGHT TEST DATA: • WIND TUNNEL TEST DATA: • ODE & NON LINEAR REGRESSION • DRAG COEFFICIENT – NON LINEAR REGRESSION • BRAKE CONTROL ALGORITHM - NEWTON’S LAWS
EDUCATIONAL ROLE OF PROJECT • PROJECT BASED (HANDS ON) LEARNING FOR • ENGINEERING • STATICS • DYNAMICS • DEFORMATION OF MATERIALS • CIRCUITS • ROBOTICS • APPLIED MATHEMATICS: • STATISTICS • ODE • PROGRAM MANAGEMENT • A THESIS LEVEL PROJECT OF ONE YEAR DURATION FOR IN DEPTH EXPOSURE TO ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
Minnesota Fab Lab- in Process • Duluth Public Schools-Duluth Minnesota • Saint Paul Public Schools • Stillwater High School • Lake Superior College, Duluth Minnesota • White Bear Lake High School • District 914 Eagan Minnesota • Elk River School District, Elk River Minnesota • Others…..
2013-2015 Planning -Hire 2 Fab Lab Technicians -Design and Construct New Fab Lab -Expand STEM Focus -Become Minnesota’s STEM Resource Center -Develop New Engineering Degree Digital Engineering -Develop Partnership with Workforce Minnesota -Continue assisting New Fab Labs in Minnesota