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// Actually*** Actually, I don't think this is true --> *** For Raziel's rover deployment, a sabot assembly was initially developed, but ultimately did not make it into flight hardware. Included here are lessons learned during the making of the sabot.
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Components
A sabot is used to enclose a payload for launch, and - in Raziel - consists of two main sub-assemblies: the foam sabot shell and the inner metal enclosure.
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The flight competition required the enclosure be made to resemble a Cube-Sat of designation 2U.
Deployment Mechanism
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Deployment is achieved when a team-built PRC (Pyrotechnic Rope Cutter) installed by the loop of rope activates and cuts the rope, releasing the energy in the torsion spring hinges and allowing the sabot halves to separate.
See the sabot assembly in its open configuration below:
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Materials and Preparation
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