Fall 2011

• Course Title:   Rocket Systems Design                     Course No.:     MAE 5930
• Class Times:    MWF 1:30-2:20, ENGR 401             Office Hours:  Open Door
• Instructor:       Stephen A Whitmore                          Instr. Phone:   435-797-2951
• Instr. Email:    Stephen.whitmore@usu.edu               Office:             ENGR 419F

This course targets the NASA University Student Launch Initiative (USLI) Competition. Students registered in this course must also be registered in MAE 4800 for fall semester 2011. The design developed for this class applies for full credit for the MAE 4800 and MAE 4810 design sequence.

Downloadable Course Materials

Section 1: Introduction

• Course Overview (ppt)

• Supplemental Materials to Section 1
  • 2011 USLI Documents
    • NASA University Student Launch Initiative (USLI) Web Page
    • USLI Scoring Rubric Spreadsheet (.xls)
    • AY 2011-2011 USLI Handbook (pdf)
    • NASA ESMD Design Project Description (pdf)
  • 2010 Student Design Documents
• AY 2010-11 USLI Request for Proposal (RFP) Submission (pdf)
• AY 2010-11 USLI Preliminary Design Review (PDR) Document (pdf)
• AY 2010-11 USLI Critical Design Review (CDR) Document (pdf)
• AY 2010-11 USLI Flight Readiness Review (FRR) Document (pdf)
• AY 2010-11 USLI Post Launch Assessment (PLAR) Report (pdf)
• Formal Publications from 2010-2011 Project
  • AIAA Joint Propulsion Conference Paper (AIAA-2011-6505) (pdf)
  • International Review of Aerospace Engineering (IREASE) Peer Review Journal Submission (pdr)

Section 1 Assignments

1. Develop Industry Style Project Breakdown Structure, Appoint Chief Engineer, Systems Engineer, WebMaster and Discipline team leads .... due Wednesday, August 31, 2011
2. Develop Top-Level Requirements List, Including Requirements Sources (example) .... due Wednesday, September 7, 2011
3. 60 Questions from AY 2010-2011 Design Reports (pdf)
   • Answer at least 50 of the 60 questions. ... due Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Section 2: "Rocket Science"

• Basic Concepts and Definitions ( pdf)
• How High will My Rocket Go? (pdf)
• Ballistic Equations of Motion (ppt)
• Types of Propulsion Systems:A Quick Overview (ppt)
• Supplemental Materials to Section 2
  • "Rocket Handbook", Mil Handbook 762(MI) 17 July 1990 (pdf)
  • Atmosperic Models
    • NASA MSFC Atmosphere Descriptions (pdf)
    • USA 1976 Standard Atmosohere Table
      • Atmosphere Table, 2-km Increments to 86 km Altitude, MSL (txt)
      • Atmosphere, 10 meter Increments to 5000 meters Altitude, MSL (txt), (xlsx)
    • FORTRAN Source Code
      • US 1976 Standard Atmosphere FORTRAN Code (txt)
      • US 1976 Standard Atmosphere FORTRAN Code (Alternate version) (txt)
  • Table Lookup Routines
    • "C" code
    • FORTRAN code
  • How to set Up G-95 Free Compiler for Windows
  • Simulations
    • 2-DOF Ballistic Simuation
      • Launch Rail Simulation Flowchart (pdf)
      • Initial Conditions (pdf)
      • Flowchart (pdf)
      • Using "Rocksim" Motor Data Files for Automated Data Entry to LV Simulation (ppt) (NEW!)
  • NAR Motor Data
  • List of Available NAR-Certified "Class-L" Motors (pdf)
  • List of All NAR Certified "High Power" Solid Rocket Motors
  • Aerospike Design Papers
    • Aerospike Design Paper (NASA TMX 53019) MSFC, 1964 (pdf)
    • Aerospike Thrust Vectoring Paper (AIAA 2010-7710) (pdf)

Section 3: Wind Tunnel Testing

• Wind Tunnel Testing Overview (pdf)
• Wake Survey Tutorial (pdf)
• AY 2010-2011 Wake Survey Procedure (pdf)
• AY 2010-2011 Wind Tunnel Instrumentation Schematic (pdf)
• AY 2010-2011 Wind TunnelTest Layout Schematic (pdf)
• Miscellaneous Technical References
  • Wind Tunnel Site Survey ( Ashish J. Modi ) (pdf)
  • NASA Blackage Recommendations (pdf)

Section 4: Systems Engineering

• What is Systems Engineering? (ppt)
• Systems Engineering Tools (ppt)
• Supplemental Materials to Section 3
  • Review Item Tracking Web Page (LPLSRV, AY 2009-2010)
  • AY 2009-2010 LPLSRV Systems Engineering Paper (pdf)
  • USLI (AY 2010 - 2011) RFI/RFI Form (.doc)
  • NASA Space Shuttle Project RID Procedure (pdf)
  • Project Hazard Evaluation Matrix (jpg)
  • Detailed NASA TRL Definition Chart (pdf)

Section 5: Techical Writing

• Technical Writing Overview (ppt)
• Supplemental Materials to Section 5
  • NASA Style Guide (pdf)
  • Writing Exercizes for Engineering Students (html)

Section 6: Flight Mechanics and Aerodynamics

• Motions with 6-Degrees of Freedom (ppt) (Introduction)
• Longitudinal Vehicle (Pitch) Dynamics, Static and Dynamic Stability (pdf)
• Supplemental Materials to Section 5
  • Barrowman Equations for Calculating Longitudinal CP of Rocket (html)
  • Barrowman Analysis Tool (LabVIEW)
  • NASA RP-1168 - Equations of Motion, (pdf)
  • Missile Datcom
    • FORTRAN Source Code
      • Example Input File (.dat)
      • Example Output File (.dat)
    • DATCOM User's Guide (pdf)
    • DATCOM Final Development Report (pdf)
    • DATCOM Assessment Report, Abstract (pdf)
  • Apogee Rockets AEROCFD (zip)
  • Rocket Drag Profile Analysis Code, Hoerner Correlation Model (LabVIEW) (.zip)

Section 7: Rocket Propulsion

• Cold Gas Thruster Design (pdf)
• Thruster Delta V Update (pdf)
• Selecting the Right Propulsion System (pdf)
• Waypoint Effectiveness (pdf)

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Section 8: Recovery Systems

• Parachute Sizing, Opening Loads Prediction (Pflanz Method, Direct Simulation) (pdf)

Peer Review Rating Sheet (.xls)