A flight-experiment designed by the UCF Propulsion and Energy Research Laboratory (PERL) Hypersonics Division to investigate high speed reacting flows. My role within this project is acting sub-system lead for the Electronics & Plumbing systems, this involves managing and collaborating with a team of 5 responsible engineers to research, design, and fabricate flight hardware. Some of my contributions to this experiment are listed below:
Electronics: System Power Draw, Telemetric Data Rates, Interfaces, Secondary Structures, Data Aquisition Systems, Instrumentation, Verification & Acceptance Testing, Custom Power/Signal Distribution PCB's.
Plumbing: Payload and GSE Plumbing and Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID), Blowdown System Simulation, Fluid System CAD, Weldment Design.
A brief outline of the development process utilized within the MACH10OD program.
The four components described above were utilized to develop, test, and implement designs for the MACH10OD Flight Experiment.
Plumbing and Instrumentation Diagram outlining​ the Blowdown system within the payload.
Plumbing and Instrumentation Diagram outlining the equiptment neccesary to load the payload with fuel and pressurant.
Machined out of 6061 Aluminium, then electroless nickel plated.
Custom PCB designed in KiCad.
Utilizing the blowdown system simulation, I was able to calculate the neccesary volume of fuel and pressurant neccesary to fufill the experiment objectives
This slide was part of a trade performed on different pressurant tanks.
An outline of all electrical component s drawing power. Provided to the provider of the vehicle the MACH10OD Flight experiment is flying on, to size batteries.
Calculations outlining the bandwidth neccesary to transmit all data gathered within the MACH10OD Flight Experiment
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