Project Summary and Introduction

Aerospace Engineering

Aerospace engineering is the field of engineering concerned with design, development, testing, and production of aircraft, spacecraft, and other related devices. Aerospace engineers develop new technologies for use in aviation, defense systems, and space exploration, often specializing in areas such as structural design, guidance, or production methods.

Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical engineering is one of the broadest fields of engineering, dealing with anything that moves, from machines to the human body. They work on power-producing machines such as internal combustion engines and power-using machines such as refrigerators and also design tools for other engineers to use in their respective fields of work.

Chemical Engineering

Chemical engineering deals with chemical production as well as the manufacture of products though chemical processes. Chemical engineers work in a large variety of industries including pharmaceuticals, food processing, biotechnology, environmental health and safety, healthcare, and agriculture.

Industrial Engineering

Industrial engineers optimize a process make it as efficient as possible, bridging management goals and operational performance. They usually work in manufacturing industries, but some also work in consulting services, healthcare, and communications. They design systems by looking at a product and its requirements and then use mathematics to make an optimized system.

Our team was tasked with building a three-stage model rocket capable of launching a CO₂ capture device. We had to design a rocket in RockSim and then transfer the design to our instructor to be 3D printed. We also had to design a carbon capture device and then model the design in TinkerCAD. This was also sent to our instructor to be 3D printed. The device would also prep the CO₂ to be converted to hydrocarbon fuel. Additionally, we had to write a research paper on our rocket design, capturing CO₂, and producing hydrocarbon fuels from captured CO₂.