Abstract Title
FAR 1030-5R Rocketry Competition
Faculty Mentor Name
Brenda Haven, Ahmed Sulyman
Format Preference
Poster
Abstract
Rocketry is a large part of student life here on campus. The idea for competing in the FAR 1030-5R competition is to help students in any field learn and gain experience with rocketry as a whole. Members gain firsthand experience with designing and building a rocket capable of flying a 5lb payload to 10,000 feet. Members also gain experience with designing a robust recovery system that allows the rocket to land safely. The second aspect to this project is the challenge of designing and building a reconnaissance payload that can perform a variety of tasks. There are 5 options to choose from, each being worth a specific amount of points based on difficulty. The team with the most points at the end of the competition wins. Our team decided on building a rover that can exit the rocket upon landing and drive 10 feet from the landing spot. This option is challenging for many reasons. The main reason being the rover must continuously communicate with the ground state. Rockets can drift for miles under parachutes, meaning the team has to develop a powerful communications system. The rover will transmit live video back to our ground station so we can see any obstacles in the way. This system is designed to communicate with the ground station that is, at worst case, three miles away. The Competition date is June 6th, 2020. The team will drive out to the Mojave Desert and compete against colleges across the country.
- DEMONSTRATION changed to POSTER for Scholarly Commons
- EAGLE PRIZE AWARD
FAR 1030-5R Rocketry Competition
Rocketry is a large part of student life here on campus. The idea for competing in the FAR 1030-5R competition is to help students in any field learn and gain experience with rocketry as a whole. Members gain firsthand experience with designing and building a rocket capable of flying a 5lb payload to 10,000 feet. Members also gain experience with designing a robust recovery system that allows the rocket to land safely. The second aspect to this project is the challenge of designing and building a reconnaissance payload that can perform a variety of tasks. There are 5 options to choose from, each being worth a specific amount of points based on difficulty. The team with the most points at the end of the competition wins. Our team decided on building a rover that can exit the rocket upon landing and drive 10 feet from the landing spot. This option is challenging for many reasons. The main reason being the rover must continuously communicate with the ground state. Rockets can drift for miles under parachutes, meaning the team has to develop a powerful communications system. The rover will transmit live video back to our ground station so we can see any obstacles in the way. This system is designed to communicate with the ground station that is, at worst case, three miles away. The Competition date is June 6th, 2020. The team will drive out to the Mojave Desert and compete against colleges across the country.
- DEMONSTRATION changed to POSTER for Scholarly Commons
- EAGLE PRIZE AWARD