Santa Clara University Scholar Commons Mechanical Engineering Senior Theses Engineering Senior Theses 6-2018 Active Control Stabilization of High Power Rocket Valeria Avila Guerrero Santa Clara University,
[email protected] Angel Barranco
[email protected] Daniel Conde Santa Clara University,
[email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarcommons.scu.edu/mech_senior Part of the Mechanical Engineering Commons Recommended Citation Guerrero, Valeria Avila; Barranco, Angel; and Conde, Daniel, "Active Control Stabilization of High Power Rocket" (2018). Mechanical Engineering Senior Theses. 81. https://scholarcommons.scu.edu/mech_senior/81 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Engineering Senior Theses at Scholar Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Mechanical Engineering Senior Theses by an authorized administrator of Scholar Commons. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. ACTIVE CONTROL STABILIZATION OF HIGH POWER ROCKET By Valeria Avila, Angel Barranco, Daniel Conde SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT REPORT Submitted to The Department of Mechanical Engineering of SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Santa Clara, CA 2018 Contents Contents iii List of Figures v List of Tables vii 1 International Traffic of Arms Regulations Disclaimer viii 2 Abstract 1 3 Introduction 2 4 Systems Level 3 5 Preliminary Rocket Design 7 5.1 Sizing of Engine Motor to Determine Body Dimensions . .7 6 Rocket Design Geometry 9 6.1 Canards............................................. 10 6.2 FinalDesign .......................................... 12 7 Modeling and Analysis 13 7.1 Static Stability . 13 7.2 Dynamic Stability . 16 7.3 Finite Element Analysis: Mode Shapes .