Windward Community College ARLISS/USLI PresentationFall 2009KCC, Ohi’a Room 118November 21, 2009

Premo Ames II Todd EspositoJoleen Iwaniec Patrick LancasterJasmine Maru

ARLISS 2009

Thank You!

University Student Launch Initiative

Team MembersTodd Esposito

Patrick Lancaster

Joleen Iwaniec Premo Ames II

Jazmine Maru

Utah Conference 2009

Advanced Rocketry Workshop

Bonneville Salt Flats

Level 1 Certification flight

Todd Esposito

Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah

Level 1 Certification Attempt

Before

AfterBlack Rock, Nevada

Certification Launches

LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2

Black Rock, Nevada

Level 2 Certification Complete

Educational Outreach

USLI is education outreach oriented

Minimum 2 outreach events

Community Support

This Is A Competition!

Preliminary Design Review 100 Critical Design Review 150 Flight Readiness Review 150 Education Engagement

100 Website 50 Successful flight and Recovery 200 Altitude 150 Final Report 100 Total:

1000

CHARACTERISTICS,CONSTRUCTION,

&RECOVERY

Initial design criteria

5,280 ft Carry a student payload

National CanSat program No bigger than a 12 fl oz soda can Mass no greater than 1 kg USLI requires a dual deployment recovery

Characteristics

Electronics in nose cone Air brake system Three fin design

Construction

G10 fiberglass Motor

K560W by Aerotech 2,560 Newton seconds (thrust)x(burn time) 120 lbs of thrust 4.5 seconds of burn time

Flight Profile

5 phases Boost phase Coast phase Deployment of drogue chute at apogee Initial decent rate

Approximately 60 ft/sec Deployment of main chute at 500 ft

Slows approximately to less than 20 ft/sec Close and intact recovery

WEB PRESENCE

The team shall have a web presence maintained/updated throughout the period of performance that will be judged at random times throughout the year.

No set guidelines for web presence in USLI rules book

NASA MSFC will receive the required documents through website

SCORING

Website (5%)

Website updated PDRFar Exceeds Expectations 5  

Website updated CDRFar Exceeds Expectations 5  

Website updated FRRFar Exceeds Expectations 5  

       

Total (15) 15 Points (50):

% of Website total 100 50

       

WCC CAE WEBSITE

Currently hosted on Laulima

Limited capability using Laulima editing tool.

New website under construction

Gantt Plot

Any Questions?