Sustainer

  1. Forward Retention Ring

    1. Must withstand the force applied by the forward closure (4,330 lb)

    2. Must be able to interface with motor casing (2.75”)

    3. Must be able to interface with airframe (3”)

  2. Piston Mount

    1. Must withstand force applied by piston (60 lbs/bolt, 360 lbs total) [with minimal deformation, less than .1 mm]

    2. Must fit within airframe

    3. Must be able to interface with mission package tube and structures below

    4. Must be able to interface with piston

  3. Avionics Tower

    1. Must be able to survive acceleration of the rocket

    2. Must be able to survive the vibrations of the rockets

    3. Must fit within mission package tube

    4. Must hold all required avionics components and allow them to function 

    5. Must attach to piston below piston for ease of assembly

  4. Nose Cone

    1. Must be able to house recovery equipment

    2. Must have the same outer diameter as the airframe

    3. Must be COTS

  5. Airframe

    1. ID must be able to slip over motor OD

    2. Must be correct length for the rocket to have a stable margin

    3. Must allow access to cameras and avionics controls

    4. Must withstand axial load from piston recovery system

 

Booster

  1. Forward Retention Ring

    1. Must withstand the force applied by the forward closure (8,836 lb)

    2. Must be able to interface with motor casing (3.75”)

    3. Must be able to interface with Mission Package Tube (3.90”)

  2. Avionics Bulkhead

    1. Must withstand force applied by piston (80 lbs/bolt, 480 lbs total) [within safety factor of 2 for max yield strength of Polycarbonate and avionics PCBs]

    2. Must fit within mission package tube

    3. Must be able to interface with mission package tube and structures below

    4. Must be able to interface with piston

    5. Must mount avionics tower panels

  3. Avionics Tower

    1. Must be able to survive acceleration of the rocket (196 m/s^2)

    2. Must be able to survive the vibrations of the rockets

    3. Must fit within mission package tube

    4. Must hold all required avionics components and allow them to function 

    5. Must attach to piston below piston for ease of assembly

  4. Mission Package Tube

    1. ID must be able to slip over motor OD

    2. Must be correct length for the rocket to have a stable margin

    3. Must allow access to cameras and avionics controls

    4. Must withstand axial load from piston recovery system

  5. Staging Cone

    1. Must interface with sustainer nozzle

    2. Must withstand weight of sustainer

    3. Must be able to be machined using tooling in the deep

 

 

Aeroshells

 

    1. Must be able to withstand aerodynamic forces outside the rocket

    2. Must be shaped to minimize drag

    3. Must house all Tarsier components (camera, PCB, ribbon cable)

    4. Must house angled mirrors to reflect camera view upwards and downwards

    5. Must maximize the FOV of the Tarsiers with transparent cover

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