Open AccessUW Washington County Collegiate Rocket Launch Proceeding Paper
Author(s) -
Joseph J Gawrys,
Shane Flynn,
Max Read,
Kota Grauden,
Vanessa Sawatzke
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
proceedings of the ... annual wisconsin space conference
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2374-8885
pISSN - 2374-8877
DOI - 10.17307/wsc.v1i1.237
Subject(s) - rocket (weapon) , aeronautics , aerospace engineering , acceleration , launched , competition (biology) , environmental science , engineering , physics , electrical engineering , ecology , classical mechanics , biology
Our team participated in the 2018 WSGC collegiate rocket launch competition. Our rocket design was a 3 inch diameter, 80 inch length, 3 finned rocket that used an Aerotech I600R motor. In addition to having a successful launch, our goal was to capture a 360 degree photograph using a Samsung Gear 360 camera. We used a modified umbrella that houses the camera on it’s handle. As the rocket descends, the weight distribution of the umbrella causes it to land nearly handle side up, thus taking a clear 360 picture above the grass. A Rocksim flight simulation gave a predicted altitude of 3400 ft and a predicted maximum acceleration of 714 ft/s2.