6. Electronics Mounts for Rocket


3D printed UV sensor mounts for high powered rocket; the mounts allowed for aerodynamic attachment of outward facing UV sensors on the rocket for a mile-high launch


2013
Individual contribution to team high powered rocketry competition
3D Modeling; 3D Printing; Engineering

         
As part of our participation in the NASA Student Launch Contest, we were required to conduct an experiment as part of the rocket launch or as a payload. We chose to use the rocket’s ascent and descent to an elevation of one mile to collect UV radiation data for different altitudes.

The sensor mounts fresh off the print bed
Caps for the inside of the sensor
A 3D printed altimeter mount with support material
Top view of the altimeter mount
Altimeter mount
3D printed fin can; the fin can aligns the fins of the rocket; this fin can sat over the engine

Mark