Student Projects in the Aerospace Engineering Design Lab
3D Printed Aircraft Team
Competition: 3DPAC National, Arlington Texas
Goal: To 3D print a fixed wing aircraft and participate in endurance type events.
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CANSAT
Competition: American Astronautical Society (AAS) CANSAT competition
Goal: Participate in an end-to-end life cycle of a complex engineering project, from conceptual design, through integration and test, actual operation of the system and concluding with a post-mission summary and debrief.
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Gobble Rockets
Competition: Battle of the Rockets and Midwest High Powered Rocketry Competition
Goal: Provide underclassmen with a fast-paced design experience, pushing members to develop technical and interpersonal skills and take on significant engineering responsibility.
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NASA Student Launch Initiative
Competition: NASA Student Launch
Goal: To provide relevant, cost-effective rocket propulsion systems.
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Orbital Launch Vehicle Team
Goal: Initially to fly a rocket pass the Karman Line (100 km altitude) and then to place a satellite into low Earth orbit.
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Rocketry@VT
Competition: Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition and Spaceport America Cup, New Mexico.
Goal: To launch a 10 lb payload to 10,000 feet altitude.
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RockSAT-X@VT
Goal: To launch a modular payload aboard a sounding rocket to advance cost-effective access to space for university student design teams.
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Wind Turbine Team
Competition: Collegiate Wind Competition
Goal: To build, market, and select a mock implementation location for a viable wind turbine.
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501 Industrial Park Road, Blacksburg, VA 24060
bschoner56@vt.edu