Student project
Description:
Skoltech rocket team has to build and test the rocket to participate in competitions in the USA on June 22 – 26, 2021 (www.soundingrocket.org/what-is-irec.html). The main aim of the rocket is to reach a 3 km altitude with a 4 kg payload on-board. During previous work, a quadcopter was chosen. The quad is equipped with a 360 deg camera and broadcast video to the Internet. We will also take part in the Russian rocket competition (gorocket.ru). We will have to build a few rockets, launch facilities, and radio segments.
We have to build rocket and launch table, control pannel, radio link part.
Required skills:
- Mechanical or Fluid calculations or Strength analysis
- Soft electrical skills
- Catia or similar CAD
- Small rocket design
- Manufacturing
- Catia courses
- Outside activities (launch)
- Side rocket launch
- Paper in Journal
- Conferences
- Modelling
- First test launch: December 12, 2020
- Second test launch: February 2020
- GoRocket Competitions: May 2020
- IREC launch: June 22 – 26, 2021