Design of innovative rockets: a focus on SUPAERO SPACE SECTION projects
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The CNES-led PERSEUS project brings together several universities and engineering schools as part of the innovative rockets design. The event brings together students, researchers and companies to present their work during a project seminar held every year. The 2017 edition was held in Paris on January.
Students of the SUPAERO Space Section club (Scube) presented several projects:
- The SERA-3 supersonic rocket,
- The two-stage rocket KERBEROS,
- The MINI-APTERROS project, which simulates a reusable first stage with thrust-vectoring. Other developments include an innovative inter-stage separation system, calculation methods for dimensioning critical mechanical parts and a new system to make measurements.
The ISAE-SUPAERO team and the other member associations were pleased to receive the award for best collaborative work for the design of the SERA-2 rocket launched in April 2016 in Sweden. The SCUBE club focused on the mechanical and electronic design of the rocket along with the fabrication of some parts.
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This year, the team is working on the architecture of a larger SERA-3 rocket (5 metres against 3 for SERA-2), which will embark upon 3 engines. It will be launched from Sweden in April 2017. The final assembly phase has just begun.
Five other projects being developed within the association are:
- MINI-APTERROS, a drone simulating a reusable first stage,
- SCALAR-2, a rocket fabricated by the association, launched in July 2016. It will make a second flight to carry on-board a CANSAT manufactured by high school students, in collaboration with The OSE L’ISAE-SUPAERO diversity program,
- SCALAR-3, a two-stage rocket also fabricated internally, launch scheduled at C’Space in July 2017,
- KERBEROS, a two-stage rocket, launch scheduled at C’Space in July 2017,
- SERA-4, two-stage rocket with second propelled stage, launch expected in spring 2018.
To find out more about these projects, visit:
the Club Website
The Club Facebook page