Project: Daedalus Suborbital hybrid rocket program

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Project Daedalus Sub-orbital hybrid rocket
program

• University of Central Florida
• Department of Mechanical, Materials, and
  Aerospace Engineering
• Students for the Exploration and Development of
  Space (SEDS-UCF)
• Friday, February 13, 2009

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Project DaedalusSub-Orbital Hybrid Rocket
Program

• The primary objective of the project is to become
  the first independent student group to design,
  successfully launch, and recover a suborbital
  sounding rocket.
• In the long run, Project Daedalus is in an
  effort to provide a low-cost, reusable launch
  vehicle for scientific research projects and
  provide for future university scientific studies.
• One of the largest amateur rockets and amateur
  rocket motors ever built.

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Our Team

• Team consists of about 75 interdisciplinary
  engineering students in UCFs CECS.
• One of largest university projects currently
  undertaken in the United States.
• Split into four divisions
• Propulsion and Motor Systems
• Structures and Mechanical Systems
• Electronics and Communications
• Launch Systems and GSE

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Design of Launch Vehicle

• About 25 Feet Tall
• Booster-Dart Design
• Carry a Scientific Research Payload
• Motor consists of a Hybrid Rocket Motor
• Onboard video, telemetry, data recording, and
  recovery systems

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Launch

• NASA Wallops Flight Facility
• Daedalus III late Summer / early Fall 2009
• Estimated 250,000 feet
• Daedalus IV January/February 2010.
• Estimated 350,000 feet

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Mechanical Division
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Electrical/Communications

• COTS Approach
• In-House Assembly
• In-House Testing Design
• Power Vehicle
• Control Mission Events
• Record Transmit Data
• Modular System

• Abilities
• Record Data
• Acceleration, Temperature, Pressure, Video
• Transmit Data
• S-Band (2.2MHz)
• Control Mission Events
• Launch
• Staging
• Recovery

• 100cm in Length
• 14.25cm Outer Diameter
• 7075-T6 Alloy
• Allows for Dual Mounting
• Modular Design

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Propulsion and Motor Systems

• Hybrid Rocket Motor
• Nitrous Oxide as oxidizer
• HDPE as solid-fuel
• Production of ¼ scale test motor, full scale test
  motor

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Propulsion and Motor Systems

• Daedalus III Motor
• Initial thrust 26153 N
• Average thrust 17435N
• 40 second burn
• 160 kg propellant mass
• 7.7 kg/s mass flow
• Based upon 250,000 target and 75 deg. launch
  angle
• More complete aerodynamic analysis of launch is
  needed.

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Launch Pad Design
Ground Support and Equipment

• Working with Wallops to get launcher
  specifications
• Design will be a retrofitting of the rail system
• Transportation
• Ground Support

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Estimated Budget

• Propulsion and Motor Systems
• Test Motor Hardware 2,000
• Flight Motor Hardware 3,000
• Solid Fuel Grains
  2,000
• Ignition System 500
• Nitrous Oxide Fills
  2,000
• Miscellaneous Components 500
• TOTAL 10,000
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• Structures and Mechanical Systems
• Dart Composite Airframes 700
• Booster Composite Airframes 1,500
• Nose Cones 500
• Internal Dart Structure 250
• Internal Booster Structure 250
• Main and Drogue Chutes 1,000
• Deployment/Recovery Aids 1,500
• Mounting Hardware and Misc. 1,000
• TOTAL 6,700

• Electrical and Communications
• Dart Electronics Packages 3,000
• Booster Electronics Packages 1,000
• Antennas 600
• Miscellaneous Hardware 600
• TOTAL 5,200
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• Ground Support and Equipment
• Launch Pad System 1,000
• Nitrous Oxide Filling Firing System 500
• Equip. and Hazardous Mat. Storage 1,000
• General Transportation Expenses 5,000
• TOTAL 7,500
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• TOTAL ESTIMATED EXPENSES 29,400

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Contact

• Michael P. Green, Executive Director
• sedsucf_at_gmail.com
• http//www.projectdaedalus.com
• Any Questions?