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