8/9/2022 IREC Meeting

Structures

Open Rocket

• Single bay parachute

• possible side access to avionics

• big boy boat tail

• open rocket 

• materials

• single bay design

Avionics

• decided standard 0.1" pitch connectors

• mount modules individually and have cables connect to backplane

• microcontroller decision?

• picking modules tomorrow

• decide microcontroller later

  • buy if available

• pick modules

• talk to structures about side access

Payload

• homemade smoke grenade system deploying at various altitudes

  • need ESRA approval

  • cold burn - 190 F

  • remote control airplane smoke system

• steerable parachute

• permittivity of air at different altitudes 

continue research