Pursuit
2019-2021
Pursuit is the name of the rocket designed from scratch by Boston University Rocket Propulsion Group (BURPG), a team which I was a member of for 2 years. This rocket has been slated to break the apogee record for a liquid bipropellant rocket launched by a student group.
Abstract:
The brunt of my designwork on BURPG was as a member of the Heat Exchanger team (2019-2020), and later as Airframe design lead (2020-2021).
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My work on Pursuit, as with many of my team-based projects, was an incredible exercise in communication. I also credit my proficiency in Solidworks and CAD in general to my time at BURPG. All of the members of this team use CAD extremely frequently, and should be able to conceptualize and model a design, present design reviews to the other team leads to be approved in order to proceed to the manufacturing stage.
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My work on Heat Exchanger involved external geometries and internal interfacing.
My work on Airframe involved all geometries and external interfacing. My time as Airframe lead meant I had to design the struts and panels (the section between the nosecone in red and the COPVs), and work with other teams for interfacing. The teams I had to work with included Fluids Components, Avionics Bay / Controls, Separation Team, Telemetry, and Oxidizer Dome.
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More on these two designs can be found below:
Solidworks rendering of the Pursuit rocket as of Summer 2021. Aspects of the rocket were rendered translucent to show internal components.