Mission Architecture & Case Studies

Validated propulsion, structures, and flight mechanics

Systematic documentation of CAD assemblies, finite element analysis, and benchtop test telemetry across aerospace engineering disciplines.

Mach 3.1

CFD Flow Limit

14%

Structural Mass Reduction

6

Design Revisions Verified

Primary Propulsion Case Study

Regeneratively cooled liquid rocket thrust chamber

Hot-Fire Telemetry Validation

Instrumented static test stand with high-response pressure transducers and thermocouple arrays to correlate thermal flux predictions against empirical combustion data.

De Laval Nozzle Flow Separation & Thermal Boundary Modeling

Mapped nozzle geometry across Mach 1.8 to 2.8 in ANSYS Fluent to verify boundary layer separation limits under high combustion pressure. Integrated channel cooling geometry into SolidWorks assemblies for rapid CNC machining.

Advanced Subsystems

Rigorous finite element analysis and modal testing

Robotics

3-Axis Planetary Rover Suspension Dynamics

Designed articulating rocker-bogie kinematics in SolidWorks and simulated severe terrain impact loads via FEA. Optimized structural members for high torsional rigidity while minimizing unsprung mass.

Structures

Carbon-Fiber Fuselage Layup Modal Testing

Executed hand layup of high-modulus carbon-fiber prepreg cylindrical shells. Performed hammer impact modal testing to extract natural frequencies and validate theoretical finite element stiffness matrices.

Hardware & Data Deliverables

Empirical evidence from wind tunnel and benchtop validation

Visual documentation of experimental apparatus, Schlieren flow visualizations, and custom avionics integration.

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