Aerospace Engineering Research Works

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    Terrapin Rocket Team's Technical Report to the 2022 Spaceport America Cup
    (2022) Bregin, Ezra; Bean, Andrew; Daniel, Hailu; Roy, Nathan; M Jaffar, Mohamed Khalid; Alessandrini, Garret; Mallamaci, Michael; Goldberg, Adin; Zheng, Howard; Gill, Dasam
    This document presents University of Maryland’s 10,000 ft COTS Motor Category rocket, Terpulence II. This project is a return to high power rocketry fundamentals within the Terrapin Rocket Team. It is the first time that the team will be attending the Cup in person since 2018 and the first time any current team members will compete at Spaceport. The design process is targeted at building off of other successful projects and manufacturing a safe and reliable competition rocket. This reports also documents the design of a novel air brake system that increases the rocket performance to reach a desired apogee. The CubeSat payload for this rocket will test liquid fuel tank geometry to gauge if capillary action can replace ullage motors in micro-gravity environments.
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    Terrapin Rocket Team's Technical Report to the 2023 Spaceport America Cup
    (2023) Daniel, Hailu; Bean, Andrew; Bregin, Ezra; Gill, Dasam; Roy, Nathan; M Jaffar, Mohamed Khalid; Alessandrini, Garret; Mallamaci, Michael; Goldberg, Adin; Zheng, Howard; Rizvi, Saim
    This document presents the University of Maryland’s 10,000 ft SRAD Motor Category rocket, Karkinos. It is the third time that the team will be attending the Cup in person since 2018, and the current team has built on the lessons learned at the 2022 Cup. The design process for Karkinos is centered around manufacturability and reliability coupled with a rigorous testing process. This report also documents the design of our Air Brake system that actively trims the rocket’s altitude during flight. The CubeSat payload for this rocket will test the release of a vehicle from the rocket during drogue descent.