PDR Goals

Sept. 24th, 2022

• Goals / Mission of the Rocket

• Rocket overview

• Structures 

  • Open Rocket / layout

  • CAD walkthrough - blocks for components - give lengths allocated for each component

    • Separation points - how parts of the rocket will be bonded together

    • fin support structure / improvements

    • boat tail overview 

    • material overview

    • How finishing process will be improved

  • Structures Timeline - go /no go for tubes

  • Analysis to be done - which tests

    • timeline

• Avionics

  • Rocket Avionics (COTS)

    • List out components

      • discuss upgrades / changes from last year

    • Wiring Diagram

    • Av bay design

      • Improvements made from last year

    • timeline

  • Backplane

    • Purpose - walk through backplane design

    • Components needed 

    • timeline

• Payload

  • Early design walkthrough

  • CAD simulations

  • timeline

  • how do we verify it works (FEA /CFD /wind tunnel

  • components /materials needed

  • Recovery mechanism 

• Reaction Wheel

  • General overview of what a reaction wheel is / does 

  • walk through of early design / components needed

• Recovery

  • components

  • methods of recovery

  • flight walkthrough with pictures and disconnect