back [[Technology_Evaluation]] h1. Structures and Mechanisms Card Storming h2. Unsorted list of ideas * DIGITAL FABRICATION OF COMPONENTS AND MECHANISMS * AN OPEN PLATFORM OF STANDARDS (Like LEGOS) * PAYLOAD MOUNT FOR ARDUINOS * UPGRADED ELECTRONICS PAYLOAD STRUCTURES - LIKE FOR FIN-FACING CAMERAS * FABRICATION IN MAKERSPACES WITH LOCAL TOOLS * EXPERIMENT WITH DIFFERENT MATERIALS AND MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES * SOFTWARE TOOLS - CODECAD AND OPENSOURCECAD (CADQUERY) * COLLAPSIBLE AND EXPANDABLE MECHANISMS (“ORAGAMI ROCKET”) * THE “BLACK BOX” FOR MODEL ROCKET (CHEAP, DURABLE, RECOVERABLE, LIKE www.carbonorigins.com) * HARDWARE TOOLS AND JIGS * SCALABLE PARTS, AND THE ASSOCIATED STANDARDS FOR USING THEM * SOFTWARE - STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS TOOLS (LIKE FEA, NASTRAN, etc.) * (linked to propulsion as well) PROPULSION TEST STAND STRUCTURE * (stretching outside the box a bit) SCALE MODEL OF A SIMULATED LAUNCH COMPLEX. FULL GROUND OPS SIMULATION * (linked in to aerodynamics as well) FIN DESIGN BASED ON J’S MASTERS THESIS (OPTIMIZING SUPERSONIC STRUCTURES TO PREVENT FLUTTER) * STRUCTURAL TESTING (DESTRUCTIVE OR OTHERWISE) * STRUCTURAL DESIGN BEST PRACTICES FOR MANUFACTURING, AND OPERATIONS, (AKA LIFECYCLE CONSIDERATION) * STRUCTURAL INTERACTIONS WITH THE GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT * MATERIALS TESTING FORM AN ENVIRONMENTAL PERSPECTIVE (UV, THERMAL, (eventually) VACUUM * STRUCTURAL INCORPORATION OF A “MISSION OBJECTIVE” (like rube goldburg, or scientific experiment) * (linked to electrical/power) HOW TO INCORPORATE POWER STORAGE INTO STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS * ADDRESSING REUSABILITY CONCERNS WITH RESPECT TO STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS * HIGH-RELIABILITY RECOVERY SYSTEM (MECHANISMS) * (building on Legos idea) Modular model rocket kit (1 kit, several rockets; maybe based around "NARTREK":http://www.nar.org/model-rocket-info/nartek-skills-program/ missions) * Structural Analysis software for both dynamic and static analysis * Launch Pad design/structures * Go extermely small size (Just how small can I get it?) ** sharing files, etc ** educational/entertainment ** very open source * Evaluation/research of tools and machines required to build rockets at scale we are looking at -> Toolset analysis * Make sure the materials research covers non-obvious choices (to us at least) like composites, etc * unconventional rockets, like rocket/jet-powered rotors