Yellow Jacket Space Program

AVIONICS

STRUCTURES

FLUIDS

Where I got my start. I've moved away from this role recently, but I got some cool hardware out the door when I worked with our Avionics team. 

Being ruthlessly mass efficient is mandatory for Darcy Space. Every part we make needs to be as light as possible and tightly integrated into the vehicle. 

I'm very new to fluids, but it's an enjoyable challenge. 

• Capacitive Level Sensors 

  • Built for LOX/Kerosene tanks as a part of the Daedalus ground test equipment 

  • Built, tested, and iterated on a sensor within a semester 

  • Learned the basics of sensor design and how to interface with fluid systems 

• Battery Management System (BMS) 

  • Designed a new BMS for Darcy Space that delievered 60W of power to all avionics systems 

  • Did schematic design and began PCB layout before handing project off to new member

• Stiffness Modifications

  • Darcy II, a Darcy Space precursor, was lost to aero effects on its 2nd launch, so Darcy Space is undergoing modifications to increase vehicle stiffness 

  • Redesigning our airframe-fuel tank connection for increased stiffness 

  • Designed new couplers and fincan/boattail modifications to increase stiffness 

  • Worked with flight dynamics team to predict roll coupling/other aero effects and implement preventative measures 

  • Redid tank calculation spreadsheet to verify margins 

• Nitrous Oxide and IPA injectors 

  • Analyzed two phase flow inside of a nitrous oxide swirl injector using non homogenous non equilibrium models 

  • Ensured that injector hit mdot and supported C*/L* requirements 

  • Analyzed swirl angle performance of injectors with internal mixing and traded designs based on performance 

  • Led PDR for injector assembly on Darcy Space and was responsible for all injector analysis and design 

  • Designed impinging and scrintle injector designs to provide de-risk options, and supported those components to a CDR level of analysis. 

  • Did structural simulations of injector designs under vehicle shear loading 

Launch