Project Peregrine I (2015)

Peregrine I 10K COTS

This was the first year of the McGill Rocket Team and the rocket was designed and built in a 4 months time frame.

Our propulsion system was a single stage motor manufactured by Cesaroni Technology

Incorporated. Specifically, the motor was a Pro75 M1590-P motor. The total impulse for

this motor was 7544.6 Ns with a specific impulse of 214.28 s. The max thrust was 2499.2 N,

while the average thrust is 1592.4 N during a burn time of 4.74 s.

Our recovery system involved a drogue parachute, a main parachute, and a deployment

mechanism system. The rocket recovery system was of two stages; the first stage was when

the drogue was deployed at apogee and the second stage involved deploying the main

parachute at a certain pre-defined altitude using an altimeter, E-match wires and

Pyrodex powdered explosion.

A compact cylindrical design was conceived with a unique geometric base design in

order to maximize drag. Four wings are fastened to the body by hinges and fit into

grooves of the payload body. Plastic material is attached to each wing and when

enclosed, snugly wraps the entire payload. In order to collect atmospheric data, sensors

which are controlled by an Arduino are powered by four solar panels attached to each

wing. Upon deployment, the force of drag will pop the wings open. Maximum drag

results in maximum exposure to sunlight and flight time for data collection.

Results

Spaceport America Cup 2015

10K COTS Category: 32nd/44