Tyche-1 is an advanced high-power rocket with 6 distinct modules on board controlled through an Arduino. This rocket has 21 part files and a total of 53 prints. There has was over 60 beta files created throughout the progression with around 600 hours worth of print time. There are also 8 servo motors within the body of the rocket and the ability for up to 20 AA batteries to be stored allowing all servos to be used simultaneously if needed.

• Fairing Module

  • Has the ability to open and close to release a drogue shoot upon the apex of the flight

• Computer Module

  • Houses the sensors, Arduino, and batteries to control the rocket during the flight

  • Sensors include GPS, altimeter, gyroscope, and an SD reader to record flight data 

• Control Fin Module

  • Used in conjunction with the GPS on board to guide the descent back to a predesignated site for landing

• Landing Module

  • Aluminum legs extend out at a predetermined height to begin the landing procedures using a screw. 

• Thurst Vector Module

  • 2 servos in the x and y direction are used to control the amount of angle based on the rotational acceleration read by the gyroscope. 

• Engine Module

  • The engine can hold up to 7 rockets 1 inch in diameter, in a hexagonal pattern with a center

  • The first flight will be planned to use 2-3 engines on the outside ring and 1 in the center used as a retrograde burn to slow the rocket down moments before impact 

AHPR V2 is an advanced high-power rocket that is a follow-up to Tyche-1 that is being built by the Central Michigan Students for the Exploration and Development of Space chapter in which I am the Founder and President. The thrust vectoring control uses 2 linear actuators to push and pull the propulsion plate that the engines are connected to. Aluminum U-channels are incorporated into the design to provide extra strength to the system. There are 4 bars that connect to the actuators and form the bases of support for the acceleration of the engines. 

To provide the required movement of freedom, I redesigned from the ground up the mechanism from Tyche-1 which had included ball and socket joints. The joints that were made for this system are not only stronger but more reliable because screws are used to secure the components together. There is a central hinge point that connects the plate to the body of the rocket and 4 smaller hinge points that connect to the actuators. Only 2 are being used currently, but depending on the results from testing, 2 more can be added quickly to provide more force. 

Seen below are the individual components of the CAD designs. 

This Model Liquid Rocket Engine was designed to model a rocket engine that would be used on a small-scale rocket with payloads up to 500 lbs when used in an Octaweb pattern. Kerosene and liquid oxygen would be the fuels used in this engine. Some features of the engine are as follows

• Electric pump-fed engine containing two individual engines placed underneath the turbopumps to provide an accurate mixture of fuel

  • An Electric engine sacrifices the dead weight of the batteries for improved efficiencies when compared to an open-cycle gas generator engine.

• The injector head is of a shower head design due to the simplicity and ease of manufacturing when compared to other injector head designs.

• For cooling the engine, regenerative cooling is used as the main way to cool the engine. Film cooling is a secondary method used for cooling.

  • Kerosene would be used as the coolant flowing through the channels inside of the engine due to the increased thermal capacity compared to liquid oxygen

  • The showerhead injector head also provides another level of cooling to the engine using film cooling

This model can be cold flow tested, which was the goal to test my ability with NX to design an engine that would be able to be made with an LPBF printer and potentially tested after a few design changes. 

I have also included a gimble system on the engine, in a working version, these would be changed to be an electric solenoid to control the vectoring.

I have been working towards getting my level 1 high-powered rocketry certification and I designed on NX and am in the process of 3D printing the rocket. This rocket will house a 29mm solid rocket engine with a total impulse of 175 N-sec. 12 parts make up this rocket including 3 fins, 2 engine compartments, an engine cap, 5 body sections, and the nose. The rocket will stand a little over a meter tall. 

One of the main engineering designs of this rocket is the ability to change the fins on the rocket by removing only 3 screws. 

During the summer of 2021, I was tasked with the project to design and build a garage with a 40-foot length and 32-foot width. The garage needed to have 4 windows, a double and single garage door, and a rear access door. I had spent a week or two determining project costs and quantities and obtaining quotes for items like the concrete and the trusses. I had spent around 2 months building the garage completing tasks such as framing, sheathing, roofing, and some aspects of electrical. Other contractors came to finish the siding, drywall, and electrical due to a lack of time before I had to leave for College. I built a pulley/rail system to allow me to pull up multiple sheets of OSB to the roof and avoid excess labor that could have resulted in injury.