Graduate School at OSU starting Fall 2020
The team is building a rocket to compete in a NASA competition in Huntsville, Alabama. The NASA project requirements can be found here.
As part of this project the electrical team is working with Mechanical Engineers and Computer science majors.
The goal of the 2019-2020 season is to build an Avionics system that is capable of collecting data in flight. It must collect GPS, altitude, and acceleration data.
The Flight Readiness Review (FRR) is a document that is used to determine if the competition team is read for launch.
The Critical Design Review is submitted designs to finalize decisions prior to full scale launches.
The PDR section is the documentation that was submitted to NASA to describe the electrical system of the Avionics section. It describes the designs earlier in the term. It can be found here.
The schematics for the design can be found here.
The complete layout shows how all of the layers used in fabrication are oriented in color.
This document shows each individual layer used to fabricate.
The code for the first subscale.
The goal of the 2019-2020 season is to build a rover that is capable of being controlled from a distance and collecting 10 mL of sample.
Credit to Jonathan Chase Kaminski for the CAD
The PDR section is the documentation that was submitted to NASA to describe the electrical system. The PDR document in its entirety was written by all members of the capstone teams. It can be found here.
The schematics for the design can be found here.
As a member of USLI, I am a member of the Safety team as well. We are responsible for ensuring that the rocket is assembled, launches, and lands with minimum risk to people or the environment.
There is also a general safety analysis to be found here.
I have written checklists for the electronics system to ensure proper assembly. These also are used to identify any safety risks
Avionics was successfully deployed during the first subscale launch. Data was collected, and can be found here.