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Tarleton Aeronautical and

Rocketry Team

Preliminary Design Report


2021-2022 NASA USLI
Tarleton State University
Table of Contents

Team Introduction 3 Recovery System Design 19 Payload Design 29


Launch Vehicle Design 4 System Electronics 20 Payload Layout 30
Launch Vehicle Overview 5 Redundancy Plan 21 Data Filtration 31
Vehicle Dimensions 6 Separation 22 Payload Circuitry 32
Vehicle Sections 7
Parachute Selection 25 Retention 34
Launch Vehicle Materials 11
Alternative Design 14 Landing Energy 26
Stability 15 Drift 27
Motor Selection 16
Target Altitude 18
Our Team

Team Mentor: Jim Jarvis

Team Advisor: Dr. Al Mezrakchi

Safety Officer: Justin Faterkowski

Team Leads: Tyler Ashley, Austin Davidson, Cami Deanda

Senior Team Members: Evan Jones, Chance Worthington, Keelan Kutile

Team Members: Austen McKee, Jay Greene, Jayce Thedford, Matthew, Zachary Watson,
Renato Rios, Jackson Black
Launch Vehicle Design
Launch Vehicle Overview
Designed for Ease of Manufacture

● Makes heavy use of fiberglass and 3D printing


● Makes maximum use of the tools we have available
● Low cost

Extremely Robust to Ensure Reusability

● Minimum safety factor of 4:1

Designed for Maximum Aerodynamic Efficiency

● Elliptical nose profile


● Fin root fillets and fences
● Low aspect ratio
Vehicle Dimensions

Length: 90 inches Diameter : 4.272 inches Weight: 28.94 lbs

Materials: Fiberglass, BlueTube and Nylon filament Maximum Velocity: 410 mph
Vehicle Sections
Three Rocket Sections

Nose Cone - Aerodynamics

Fore Section - Recovery

Aft Section - Propulsion/Payload


Nose Section

Additive Manufacturing
● Allows for easy manufacturing of a complex geometry.
● Enables the entire section to be manufactured as a single
component
Aerodynamics
● Elliptical profile
Function
● Purely aerodynamic
Fore Section
Recovery Systems Main Parachute

Altimeter Bay Drogue Parachute


Aft Section

Houses the Payload

Contains the Motor

Includes Ballast Bay


Launch Vehicle Materials

BlueTube

● Typical material for high powered rocketry


● Cheap

Glass Fiber

● Wrapping the body for extra strength

3D Filament- Carbon Fiber reinforced Nylon

● High Strength and Durability when compared to other common filaments


3D Printed Hardware

Additive Manufacturing - 3D Printing Composite Materials

● Battery Holders
● Bulkheads
● Electronics Sleds
● Nose Cone
● Fins
3D Printed Fins
Dimensions:

● Root Cord: 10 inches


● Tip Cord: 5 inches
● Span: 3.75 inches
● Thickness: .375 inches

Materials:

● Printed Nylon
● Fiberglass
Alternative Design

Ground Separation Joints

● Permanently Fixed Bulkheads

Payload in Nose Cone Section


Motor Selection Continued
Thrust-to-Weight:
7.3:1
Exit Rail Velocity:
64.18 fps
Max Altitude (Simulation):
5622 ft
Max Acceleration:
339 ft/s^2
Max Velocity:
656 ft/s
Stability Margin

Center of Pressure: Center of Gravity: Stability:

58.933 in 49.898 2.11 calibers

CP

CG
Motor Selection

Cesaroni L935-P Imax


3146.8 N-s
● 707.4 lb-s
933.8 N Avg Thrust
● 356.5 lb
1585 N Max Thrust
● 209 lb
3.37 sec Burn Time
Anticipated Apogee Altitude

Target Altitude:

5400 ft

Method Maximum Apogee (ft) Error of Target Altitude

Simulation 5622 3.9%

Calculation 5232 3.2 %


Recovery System Design
Recovery System Electronics

Battery:
3.7V 300mAh
Arming Switch:
Rotary Arming Switch
Altimeter:
Featherweight Raven 4
Interference Shielding:
Faraday Fabric Shielding
E-Match:
FireWire Initiator Mini e-match
Redundancy Plan

Two Altimeters

Two Batteries

Two E-Matches

Two Ejection Charges


Separation Points

Below the Nose Cone

Above the Payload Bay

● 5 inch couplers
● 3 shear tabs
Separation Charges

Drogue Parachute

● Main charge - Apogee


● Back up charge - 1 seconds delay

Main Parachute

● Main charge - 600 ft


● Back up charge - 500 ft
Separation Strategies

Shock Cord

● ¼ inch Flat Kevlar


● 21 ft

Utilize Pistons

Attachment

● Quick Links and Swivel Joints


Parachute Selection

Section Selection Projected Area Terminal Velocity

Drogue Parachute 18” Fruity Chutes 1.77 sqft 88.8 fps

Main Parachute 72” Iris Ultra 28.27 sqft 18 fps

Descent Rate: 88.8 seconds


Energy Upon Landing

E=½mV²

Section Weight (lbs) Energy (ft-lbf)

Nose Section 0.43 2.27

Fore Section 10.56 55.79

Aft Section 14.15 73.58


Drift

Wins Speed Calculated Drift Simulated Drift


(ft) (ft)

0 0 8.7

5 650 313

10 1302 811

15 1953 1055

20 2604 1313
Drift Continued
Payload Design
Payload Layout

Main Components:
6-axis Inertial Measurements Unit
● 3-axis gyroscope
● 3-axis accelerometer
Altimeter
Arduino Due
LoRa transmitter
Payload Data Filtration

Rocket Tracking
● Dead Reckoning - Spherical Coordinates
Data filtering
● Extended Kalman Filter
Error Term
● Simpson’s Rule
Payload Circuit Diagram

Component Differences.
3 batteries used between the 7
components
GPS
Micro SD card reader
Payload Power

Powered Supply:

3 Turningy nano-tech 1000mAh 7.4 Volt lithium polymer batteries

Average Power Draw:

5.56 W/hr
Payload Retention

Mounted in Upper Aft Section

Held in place by lower mounting point and threaded rod

Lower mounting plate will be mounted with screws


Questions?

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