COMPONENT SPEC // 002

Test Equipment / Structural Analysis / Mechatronics — 2024

REF: 002-A01

REV: FINAL

AUTH: RAPHAEL C. MURILLO

FIG 1.0 // ISO VIEW

From welded stainless frame to wireless thrust telemetry

Ground support equipment for static firing G-Class solid rocket motors with wireless telemetry.

Problem Space

Validating solid rocket motor performance requires a secured ground test platform capable of isolating thrust data from structural vibration while maintaining operator safety distance.

Solution Architecture

Designed a welded Stainless Steel 304 frame and validated it for stiffness and failure using FEA in SimScale. Developed a custom wireless Data Acquisition (DAQ) system (Arduino/NRF24L01) to stream real-time thrust curves to a Python dashboard from a 100 m safety range.

System Highlights

Weldment drawings and cut-lists generated for fabrication communication
FEA validating frame rigidity — max deflection < 0.15 mm under load
Custom Python dashboard for real-time serial plotting and CSV logging
MCXK-E load cell integrated with HX711 amplification circuit

Primary Result

10× standoff

10 m (wired) → 100 m (wireless)