IEEE Winnipeg (Geoscience & Remote Sensing / Aerospace & Electronic Systems Society ) is pleased to present the following seminar:
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Seminar Title:
From Concept to Competition: The Rise of UMSATS Rocketry
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Speakers:
Mr. Kevin Dick
Undergraduate Student, University of Manitoba Engineering
UMSATS Rocketry Team: Co-founder, Safety lead, and Avionics member
Mr. Sawyer Rempel
Undergraduate Student, University of Manitoba Engineering
UMSATS Rocketry Team: Co-founder and Program Manager
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Date:
Friday, October 4, 2019 at 12:30 PM
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Location:
EITC E3-262 (Fort Garry Campus; Engineering Building; “Senate Chamber”)
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ABSTRACT
U of M Rocketry, a division of the University of Manitoba Space Applications and Technology Society (UMSATS), was formed in the Summer of 2018 to compete in the Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition known as the Spaceport America Cup. On June 20, 2019, the team achieved its first goal of performing a nominal ascent and complete recovery of their rocket. With this initial success, the team is now expanding and taking on even more ambitious goals.
The rocketry team is focused on designing as much of the rocket as possible, and, as a result, had to overcome many real-world challenges. These challenges included building a custom flight computer, interfacing the subsystems, composite fabrication, designing for manufacturing and assembly, and system aerodynamic testing) Numerous components were purchased commercially in order to simplify the design process for the preliminary year though the team intends to replace these with student designs in future iterations.
There were many successes over the past year, but some mistakes were made along the way to the launch pad. Each mistake provided a new learning opportunity and deeper insight into the inner workings of rocket engineering. They also resulted in innovative ideas that the team looks forward to experimenting with this coming year and beyond. This presentation will focus on the development of the rocketry team, summarize the competition, and present lessons learned and future plans.
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