1 / 19

F I T S a t III Mars Airplane Package

F I T S a t III Mars Airplane Package. Mechanical Engineering Dept. Aerospace Engineering Dept. Electrical Engineering Dept. Computer engineering Dept. Physics & Space Sciences Dept. Mathematical Sciences Dept. April 17 th , 2003. Introduction. History Strong Foundation Analysis

selma
Download Presentation

F I T S a t III Mars Airplane Package

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. F I T S a t IIIMars Airplane Package Mechanical Engineering Dept. Aerospace Engineering Dept. Electrical Engineering Dept. Computer engineering Dept. Physics & Space Sciences Dept. Mathematical Sciences Dept. April 17th, 2003

  2. Introduction • History • Strong Foundation • Analysis • Interdisciplinary team • FITSat III

  3. Development Stages • Design: • Rocket • Aerial Exploration Vehicle • Communications and Electronics Equipment • Construction of Scaled-Down Functional Prototypes • Test Launch • Post-launch analysis • Redesign • Construction of Full Scale Vehicles • Final Launch

  4. Rocket • Software used • Configuration • Motor • Nosecone

  5. Software Used • Pro-Engineer • 3D Modeling

  6. Software for Electronics • Circuit Maker • Traxmaker Boards Used for Rocket

  7. Configuration • Single-Stage Burn • Prototype 3 Sections • Computer (Upper) • Payload (Middle) • Motor (Lower) • Full Scale 2 Sections) • Computer/Payload (Upper) • Motor (Lower)

  8. Motor • Aerotech K-560W • Motor diameter 75 mm • Total impulse 2490 Ns • Calculated burn time 4.4 sec. • Maximum thrust 799 N • Average thrust 563 N • Motor length 396 mm • Total weight 2.750 Kg • Propellant weight 1.427 Kg

  9. Nosecone Formula is used to compute the drag coefficient of a solid of revolution immersed in an incompressible, inviscid fluid: We used the Prandtl-Glauert corrections to account for compressibility effects.

  10. Aerial Exploration Vehicle • BWB Design • Deployment • Composite construction • Sensing equipment

  11. Aerial Exploration Vehicle Objectives • Carry Max Payload of 6 lbs • Demonstrate stability in Pitch, Yaw and Roll • Operate at a Ceiling of 8,000 feet.

  12. Plane Electronics • Circuit Maker • Traxmaker Boards Used for AEV

  13. Wing Deployment Mechanism • Deployable Wings • Design Lift Capability 10 lbs • Wing Span 66 inches • Aspect Ratio 10 • Body length 32 inches • Body width 13 inches • Thickness of body 5.75 inches

  14. Ground Control Station Communications • Computers • Antenna • Video transceiver • Data transceiver • Cellular web cast

  15. Communication Rocket and Plane contain the following: • 900 MHz Data Transmitter • 2.4 GHz Video Transmitter • GPS System Prototype Electronics

  16. Electronic Components • Microcontroller based system measuring the following: • Static Pressure • Dynamic Pressure • Acceleration in X, Y, & Z direction • Temperature

  17. What’s Left? • Finish construction of Full-scale rocket • Finalize testing of electronic components • Integration of systems into full-scale AEV • Prepare for final launch set for May 2nd at noon in Palm Bay.

  18. Thanks • FitSat III would like to thank our sponsors. • With their support this project has become a reality.

  19. Questions?

More Related