Cho, Y.-H. orcid.org/0000-0001-9035-4395, Lim, J., Kalra, A. et al. (11 more authors) (2019) Sheffield University Nova Rocket Innovative Design Engineering (SUNRIDE). In: Lübken, F.-J., (ed.) 24th ESA Symposium on European Rocket and Balloon Programmes and Related Research Proceedings. 24th ESA Symposium on European Rocket and Balloon Programmes and Related Research, 16-20 Jun 2019, Essen, Germany. European Space Agency , Noordwijk, The Netherlands , pp. 122-127. ISBN 9789292213077
Abstract
Sheffield University Nova Rocket Innovation Design Engineering (SunrIde) was the first ever student-led rocketry team from the UK to participate in Spaceport America Cup (SA Cup) 2018, the largest space industry backed annual rocketry engineering competition in the world. The main objective of the SunrIde was to design and build a high-power reusable rocket in the 10,000 ft above ground level (AGL) category with commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) solid propulsion system. The rocket should reach the projected apogee within the smallest margin possible while carrying either a dead weight 3-unit CubeSat payload or a scientific experiment, both weighing no less than 8.8 lb (4 kg), with a 5% allowance. The University of Sheffield team launched and recovered a self-designed rocket that reached an altitude of 10,017 ft (3,053 m) above ground level (AGL). It won the James Barrowman Award for Flight Dynamics with the most accurate altitude prediction at 99.83%. This success sets an important precedent for aspiring STEM students across the UK by encouraging them to expand their engineering skills through practical projects and increases the UKs high-power rocketry presence.
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Item Type: | Proceedings Paper |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019 European Space Agency. |
Keywords: | High-power rocketry; UKRA; Spaceport America Cup; SunrIde; University of Sheffield |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering (Sheffield) The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Department of Civil and Structural Engineering (Sheffield) The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > School of Mathematics and Statistics (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 04 May 2020 09:12 |
Last Modified: | 04 May 2020 09:12 |
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Status: | Published |
Publisher: | European Space Agency |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:160232 |