University of Alabama in Huntsville
NASA SL Flight Readiness Review
3/5/2018 University of Alabama in Huntsville USLI PDR 1
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NASA SL Flight Readiness Review University of Alabama in Huntsville University of Alabama in Huntsville 3/5/2018 1 USLI PDR LAUNCH VEHICLE University of Alabama in Huntsville 3/5/2018 2 USLI PDR Vehicle Overview Vehicle Dimensions
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– Diameter: 6” fairing/4” aft – Length: 106 inches – Wet Mass: 41.1 lbs. – Center of Pressure: 66.79 – Center of Gravity: 52.04
– Deployable Rover – Autonomous – Retractable solar panels – L12” x H3” x W4” – Weight: 7 lbs.
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– Primary coupler between airframes – Flight Avionics – Ejection System – Tracking and Ground Station – Recovery System
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charges
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– Deployment at apogee – Fruity Chute CFC-18 (Cd = 1.5) – Shock Cords: ½ in. Kevlar (50 ft.) – Connected between aft bulkhead in lower airframe and avionics bay housing. – Descent speed under drogue: 100.18 ft./s
– Deployment at 600 ft. above ground level – Fruity Chute 96” Iris Ultra (Cd = 2.2) – Shock Cords: ½ inch Kevlar(50 ft.) – Connected between fairing bulkhead and avionics bay housing. – Descent speed under main: 15.51 ft./s
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kinetic energy of 75 ft-lbf
components tethered together
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Vehicle Section Mass (lbm.) KE (ft-lbf) Fairing 18.06 67.46 Coupler 6.79 25.36 Aft 8.93 33.36
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– Assumes:
lands
relative velocity
main is fully deployed
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Vrelative Wind Speed (mph) mph 5 mph 10 mph 15 mph 20 mph RASaero Drift Distance (ft.) 0.023 544.3 1088.5 1625.8 2153.6 CRW Model Drift Distance (ft.) 543.2 1088.4 1624.9 2153.1
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– Varies coefficient of drag and apogee – Cases run at constant 0, 5, 10, 15, and 20 mph winds
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Largest Drift at ~685 ft. Largest Drift at ~2738 ft.
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– consists of an Xbee Pro S3B RF module, a Teensy MCU, and an Adafruit MTK339 GPS Chip
ground station laptop.
Structure In Integration
transition section of the rocket.
components are kept in tact
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– Arduino-like MCU – Xbee Pro S3B RF Module – Adafruit GPS Module – Hot Wire
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– Hot wire cuts fishing line holding piston spike in place – Releases spike and punctures CO2 cartridge to deploy rover
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Microswitch – Prevents detonation during assembly – Helps preserve battery life
apogee – Secondary fired one second after
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– Secondary fired at 550 ft.
for main and 2.25g for drogue Secondary charges are 0.5 g larger than primary
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Component Name Weight (lb.) [All weights include hardware] Fairing Section Nose Cone 2 Nose Cone Electronics 1 Fairing Body Tube 3.21 Rover 7 Inner Transition 1 Piston Bulkhead 0.693 CO2 System 0.312 Transition Bulkhead 1.34 Piston 0.811 Transition 0.566 Tracker 0.191 Forward Coupler 0.59 Forward Coupler Bulkhead 0.356 Forward Airframe Forward Body Tube 1.846 Main Parachute 1.6 Shock Cord 0.356 Av Bay Assembly 3.02 Aft Airframe Aft Body Tube 2.42 Fins (x4) 0.955 Drogue Parachute 0.183 Shock Cord 0.301 Aft Bulkhead 0.281 Fin Can 0.776 Motor Retention Ring/Thrust Plate 0.296 Motor Case 2.226 Total 31.1 Ballast 1.5 Ballasted Total 32.6
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University of Alabama in Huntsville USLI PDR 43 Apogee – 5116 ft. @ 18.1 sec. Main Deployment – 59.7 sec. Motor Burnout – 2.6 sec. Recovery – 121 sec. 3/5/2018
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Burnout – 3.2 cal. Rail Exit – 2.52
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Measure Value (ft.) Mean 5509.18 Median 5505.9
167.65 Max Altitude 6203.08
4930.77
Launch Conditions for Flight 1 Date February 24th, 2018 Location Samson, AL Wind ~6 mph Temperature 89°F Motor Aerotech L1420R Launch Angle 2° Projected Altitude 5626 ft. Actual Altitude 6893 ft.
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Key Flight Components Wet Mass (lb) Stability Margin (cal.) T/W Cd 41.2 2.44 11.1 0.34
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Launch Conditions for Flight 2 Date March 3rd, 2018 Location Samson, AL Wind ~6 mph Temperature 80°F Motor Aerotech L1520T Launch Angle 0° Projected Altitude 5131 ft. Actual Altitude 4736 ft.
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Key Flight Components Wet Mass (lb) Stability Margin (cal.) T/W Cd 40.1 2.76 8.75 0.33
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– Allows team to have safety in terms of time
– Verification signatures required for each sub- team’s sections – Step-by-step process that begins with packing and assembling the day before the launch
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Pre Travel
Recovery Harness Preparations Rover Preparation Forward Assembly Procedures
At Field Assembly
Charge Preparation Rocket and Payload Assembly Pack Items for Travel Recovery Electronics Preparations Verify Final Configurations
Check Out and Launch
Motor Installation Charge Installation
Check out with RSO Launch
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screws
– McMaster-Carr sent wrong size plates – Machinist and Equipment availability limited
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– 0.25 x 0.5 x 5.875 in. – Three 6 ft. long bars cut into 5.875 in. to make 36 spokes
– 0.25 x 0.25 x 0.75 in. – Ordered longer bars and cut to 0.75 in.
– Rectangular hole 0.25 x 0.5 in. – Reprint needed because it did not properly fit due to shrinkage
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6061-T6
weight
delayed construction until after FRR
and spring on opposite side using braided fishing line
16 in.
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– One additional support – Holes added for electronics and assembly
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3/5/2018 University of Alabama in Huntsville USLI PDR 70 Part Current (mA) Voltage (V)
(mA) Duty Cycle (%) Time (hr) Capacity (mWh) Arduino Mega 0.17 5.00 0.37 100 2.50 2.13 Camera 350 5.00 756 10.0 2.50 438 GPS 53.0 3.30 173 20.0 2.50 133 IMU 0.35 3.00 1.26 100 2.50 2.63 Press/Temp 0.36 3.30 1.18 17.0 2.50 3315 Wheel Motors 650 12.0 585 20.0 2.50 3510 Lid Motor 360 5.00 778 5.00 2.50 486 Radio Transmit 229 3.30 749 10.0 2.50 189 Radio Idle 44.0 3.30 144 90.0 2.50 327 DataLogger 100 3.00 360 10.0 2.50 75 Power Required 8478 Li-Po Battery 2600 10.8
1 28080 Safety Factor 3.31
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Component Mass (lbm.) Chassis 2.0 Wheel Assembly (2) 2.1 Lid Assembly 0.8 Stabilizing Arm Assembly 0.3 Electronics 1.3 Fasteners & Adhesives 0.5 Total 7.0
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– DV-001: Nose cone must remain attached throughout launch, demonstrated in fairing drop tests and flight test 2 – DV-003: Safely transfer load path from 4 in. to 6 in. body tube, demonstrated from FEA on transition insert and flight tests
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measurements, as well as images – Demonstration verified – The successful operation of the sensors were demonstrated by the preliminary operational test.
solar panels – Will be verified through demonstration after obtaining lid – The mechanism that opens the lid of the rover will be able to close the lid as well, as demonstrated by the initial
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▪ Dynetics Tour (4 April 2018) ▪ Rocket Fair (6 April 2018) ▪ Competition Launch (7 April 2018)
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$- $1,000.00 $2,000.00 $3,000.00 $4,000.00 $5,000.00 $6,000.00 Airframe Electronics Recovery Motors Rover Structure Rover Electronics Total Cost
Total Full Scale Budget
Budget Summary Spent Budget Summary Budgeted $- $500.00 $1,000.00 $1,500.00 $2,000.00 $2,500.00 Airframe Electronics Recovery Motors Rover Total
Launch Vehicle On The Pad Budget
Launch Vehicle Spent Launch Vehicle Budgeted
Event Date Type of Engagement Individuals impacted or expected Girl’s Science and Engineering Day September 23, 2017 Direct Interaction 80 AIAA Holy Family School Engineering November 10, 2017 Direct Interaction 64 Cub Scout STEAM Camp December 20-22, 2017 December 27-29, 2017 Direct Interaction 65 FIRST Lego League Alabama State Competition January 20, 2018 Direct Interaction 62 Science Olympiad March 3, 2018 Direct Interaction 34
University of Alabama in Huntsville USLI PDR 83 Event Date Type of Engagement Individuals impacted or expected Girl’s Science and Engineering Day September 23, 2017 Direct Interaction 80 AIAA Holy Family School Engineering November 10, 2017 Direct Interaction 64 Cub Scout STEAM Camp December 20-22, 2017 December 27-29, 2017 Direct Interaction 65 FIRST Lego League Alabama State Competition January 20, 2018 Direct Interaction 62 Science Olympiad March 3, 2018 Direct Interaction 34 Total Number 225 3/5/2018
▪ Buzzer, flashing LEDs, Light Sensor, Rotary Angle Sensors ▪ Xbee Radios messaging
▪ Construction reviews, scoring event, discussion of vehicle runs
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