Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “2015-2016”
Fabrication of the Prototype 2 Rockoon System will begin this week. The Prototype 2 is designed to elevate a 1 meter long rocket to an altitude of 20 km. Once this target altitude is reached, the Prototype 2 Rocket will be launched autonomously and both the Rocket and Rockoon System will return safely to the ground. Launching a sounding rocket …
This past week my team chose a new name. It went from “Smart Toys” to “IoToys” which stands for Internet of Toys. The name basically encapsulates the purpose behind undergoing this project where we want to create a toy that bridges the digital and physical worlds that a young kid can interact with and learn. Right now, we have come …
Progress in the Exosuit is continuing the be made despite having midterms and reports due Weeks 5 and 6. We met with Professor Reinkensmeyer in order to touch base with our project and update him on our progress. We completed our UROP proposal and submitted it for approval. Having already completed our finalized budget previously, we learned how to fill …
The Android app development has been going on well for us. As shown in the picture, we have assembled the thermocouple kit along with a wireless transmitter. The probes on thermocouple measure temperature, and the wireless transmitter sends that data to smart phone wirelessly for further calculation of k and h. For app development, one person has been working closely …
Being showcased this week is the Design team of the Rocket Engine Development (RED) senior design project at UCI. While others are having fun on Friday nights, these great students meet up and spend the rest of the night talking about the wonders of rocket engine design. This quarter, the goal of RED is to create and finalize the design …
Rocket Engine Development has been showing significant progress at the halfway point of fall quarter. The goal at this stage in the project was to have a working computer engineered model that would have all the correct values to represent a working hybrid rocket engine. At this point we have achieved this goal. The design team has a final nozzle …
This week was all about overcoming major design problems and finalizing decisions. Our group had been told to set up our solar array in one location, while our fuel cell was on the opposite end of the building. One of our team members showed that the low voltage, high amperage DC current we were planning on using would suffer massive …
This week, we are trying to finish the EUROP Proposal and find further information. Here is the goal of our project: The primary purpose of this research project is to experimentally measure the efficiency of a PEM fuel cell under various conditions and its durability under accelerated stress testing (AST). We will measure the I-V curve (IR corrected) to assess …
This week, we are trying to find more information about the fuel cell. Here is the summary of the information. Due to the growing concerns on the depletion of petroleum-based energy resources and climate change, fuel cell technologies have received much attention in recent years owing to their high efficiencies and low emissions. Factors such as durability and cost still …
This past week we: Completed our UROP Grant Proposal Began reaching out to companies (Boeing, etc) Completed Design Review Requirements Began Theoretical Modeling Callum Lamb Solar Airplane
