Structures and Mechanisms Card Storming¶

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 missions)