SAFETY PRECAUTIONS:
All participants must wear safety glasses, closed-toed shoes.
Call MIT Police 617-253-1212 to report an emergency.
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Integrate the active separation mechanism effectively and safely
Validate integration of our hardware components
OVERVIEW:
The active separation mechanism is brought to an open, clear space. The mechanism is integrated by hand, with the assistance of a compression device
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for compressing the springs.
MATERIALS:
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Compression application device
Wire cutters
Various screwdrivers
Shear pins
6-32 Screws, 8-32 Screws
ASIT components:
Donut
Staging cone and staging cone base
Staging cone bulkhead
4 springs
4 rods
Nichrome wire
Electrical wire
Fastening components for nichrome wire
Safety pins
ASIT INTEGRATION PROCEDURE:
All modules of ASIT are detachedAttach donut to booster airframe using shear pins
Attach guide rods for springs to staging cone bulkhead
Integrate Slide springs with onto rods and attach springs to bulkhead
Run nichrome through attachment point on bulkhead, secure it
Attach length of electrical wire to length of nichrome wire
Thread nichrome wire through center hole in bulkhead and attach nichrome wire on the top side of the bulkhead (the length of nichrome wire that extends below the bulkhead should be longer than the rods)
Thread electrical wire down through the dedicated hole in the bulkheadRepeat with electrical connections
Align staging cone base with staging cone, and staging cone base bulkhead, attach screws
Thread nichrome wire and electrical wire through dedicated holes in the Donut
Align and insert springs/rods with bulkhead, insert into donut bulkhead (holes in the donut base and compress springs)
Attach Insert safety pins
Fasten nichrome to donut bulkhead using tension fastener, trim as necessary
Integrate electrical wire with avionics
Attach donut to booster airframe using shear pins
Align sustainer with staging cone accordingly (relative to grooves), insert assembly