Thread: Robotic Rocket
View Single Post
  #4   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 13-12-2005, 21:47
Cory's Avatar
Cory Cory is offline
Registered User
AKA: Cory McBride
FRC #0254 (The Cheesy Poofs)
Team Role: Engineer
 
Join Date: May 2002
Rookie Year: 2001
Location: Redwood City, CA
Posts: 6,795
Cory has a reputation beyond reputeCory has a reputation beyond reputeCory has a reputation beyond reputeCory has a reputation beyond reputeCory has a reputation beyond reputeCory has a reputation beyond reputeCory has a reputation beyond reputeCory has a reputation beyond reputeCory has a reputation beyond reputeCory has a reputation beyond reputeCory has a reputation beyond repute
Send a message via AIM to Cory
Re: Robotic Rocket

I'm not sure what you're refering to about "blowing up" the rocket.

Are you talking about a normal ejection charge that just shoots out the top of the rocket body?

Because that will halt most of it's upward movement, if not push it downwards, and it will eject your payload.

I'm not entirely sure how you'd go about keeping the parachutes attached to the egg from deploying at this point though.

Ideally you'd probably want to be able to use an engine that would put the apex of the rocket's trajectory at just over 800 feet, and then you could time the ejection charge to go off once it's fallen as low as you can comfortably open the parachutes.
__________________
2001-2004: Team 100
2006-Present: Team 254
Reply With Quote