Page 1 TESLA Rocket Project 11/4/15 Page 2 1)Schedule 2)Launch Performance & other stuff Page 3 1.Program Management: Completion of the program on time and on budget Competition Requirements Summary Schedule Development & Management Aerojet Rocketdyne Grant Proposal Project Finances Fund Raising Logistics Competition Coordination Support rocket build 2.Systems Engineering: Prop valve actuator mechanism design Rocket mass properties estimation & tracking Flight performance analysis Stability analysis Requirements management Aerodynamic drag estimation Provide analysis support to other teams Support rocket build 3.Recovery: Recovery system requirements development Recovery system concept development Fab parachute & recovery hardware Develop recovery logic Support rocket build 4.Engine / Feed System: Define rotary actuator requirements Upgrade ground test stand (propellant valves) Develop a new ignition system design Test stand calibration Engine test conductor Flight feedsystem & valve actuator design Support rocket build 5.Structure: Fabricate composite fins Fabricate composite nose cone Fabricate LOX tank Support rocket build 6.Launch Rail: Design launch tower Fab launch tower Design & Fab launch lugs Tower test Support rocket build Rotary actuator attachment 7.Avionics, S/W, Telemetry: Select rotary actuator Rotary actuator drive electronics Valve position feedback electronics Valve driver Thruster valve control software Recovery system electronics & S/W Telementry system design & fab Support rocket build UPDATED Project Task Summary Page 4 Example Top Level Schedule Page 5 Total Impulse and ISP (Specific Impulse) Ref(s): Sutton, G, Rocket Propulsion Elements, 6 th Ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, New York. Page 6 TESLA Rocket Mdot total =0.445lb/sec Mdot Fuel = 0.194lb/sec Mdot OX = 0.252lb/sec Qdot Fuel =6.361in^3/sec Qdot Ox =6.106in^3/sec Isp = 239 sec What is the thrust of our engine? {F = Isp * Mdot} Page 7 Launch Rail Preliminary Requirements Launch Requirements 100 FPS at release of first launch lug, we could justify 80 fps 40 length for starters Minimize tip-off No addition launch force applied at point where launch lugs release Currently need ~180 launch rail if we rely on the liquid engine alone! What do we do to achieve additional velocity? Page 8 Launch Simulation Page 9 Launch Simulation