Subteam Leads
Year | Lead |
|---|---|
| Fall 2014 - Summer 2015 | Andrew A. |
| Fall 2015 - Summer 2016 | Piper S. |
| Fall 2016 - Summer 2018 | Madeleine J. |
| Fall 2018 - Spring 2019 | Jakob C. |
| Spring 2019 - Summer 2019 | Maggie Z. |
| Summer 2019 - Summer 2020 | Claire B. |
| Summer 2020 - Summer 2021 | Maggie Z. |
| Summer 2021- Present | Claire J. |
Overview
"Recovery" refers to the system that allows for a safe return of a flight vehicle and it's payload after launch. The Recovery Subteam deals primarily with:
- Parachute Deployment
- Pyrotechnics
- Black Powder
- Nitrocellulose
- Deployment Mechanisms & Hardware
- Tender Descenders
- Pistons
- Pin pull mechanisms
- Parachute Reefing
- Swivels
- Soft Goods
- Deployment Bags
- Risers
- Shock Cords
- Pyrotechnics
- Descent under Parachutes
- Parachute research, design, and fabrication
- Disk-Gap-Band
- Semi-ellipsoidal (10' & 12' custom)
- COTS Chutes
- Descent rates
- Deployment loads
- Parachute research, design, and fabrication
- System Qualification and Testing
Interfaces
An effective Recovery system must interface with other subsystems, including:
- Avionics: The Avionics Subteam controls the command, timing, and sequence of parachute deployment
- Propulsion: The Recovery Subteam must protect the launch vehicle from aerodynamic heating during rapid ascent
- Payload: If necessary, the Recovery Subteam must provide an independent Payload Recovery system
- Structures: Both Recovery and Structures Subteams must ensure that vehicle hardware can withstand the expected upper-bounds of chute deployment loads