Projects

Lawn Dart 1

Deploy a reusable active controlled lawn dart at an altitude that allows for a 3-second free-fall and autonomously adjusts its flight path to hit a target.

Ground Station 1

The design and creation of a satellite ground station capable of tracking satellites and receiving information on common satellite radio frequencies.

Can Drone 6

The objective of this assignment was to develop a remote sensing drone unit to be launched on a booster developed by another team, and capable of flight over 90s and recording data.

Booster 7

The team was tasked with planning, design, construction, and demonstration of a reusable, rocket propelled booster capable of safely carrying and deploying a payload above 100 meters and recording flight telemetry. This project was required to be completed in a timeline of 3 months with a budget of $1250.

Reentry Rover 2

Design and build in four months by a five-person team on a $1200 budget a remote controlled, solar powered re-entry vehicle that can be deployed from a booster, land, and traverse and record surroundings.

Design Build Fly 1

Design, build, and fly a radio-controlled airplane and autonomous glider, to be submitted as an entry into the AIAA Design/Build/Fly 2024-25 competition.

UAV 6

The project sought to create a large payload UAV for remote sensor package deliveries.

High Altitude Balloon 1

Design and launch a high-altitude balloon satellite to capture images and transmit temperature and humidity data while ensuring recovery and compliance with safety regulations.

CubeSat 2

This project will detail the design of a CubeSat that is capable of taking a 480x480 pixel image of Earth from orbit every minute over a duration of 24 hours.

Booster 6

Launch a reusable rocket booster capable of recording flight telemetry and carrying and deploying a payload, with capability of retrieval and relaunch in less than one hour.

Booster 5

Design of a suborbital rocket on a budget of $1250, meeting strict performance criteria including reaching a minimum altitude of 100 meters and carrying two separate payloads for two launches.

UAV 5

Design of a UAV by developing, prototyping, programming, and testing a flying vehicle with a budget of 1250$ USD, designed by a team of five students within thirteen weeks.

Can Drone 5

Design of a remote sensing system that launches and deploys from a booster. The system records flight data and must be rearmed within one hour.

Reentry Rover 1

Deploy from another team's rocket, protect rover with an aeroshell, successfully land on Mars-like terrain, record video of environment, and traverse 50m.

Shock Tube 1

This project explored the design, manufacturing, and testing of a shock tube that can be used in an undergraduate lab environment at the University of South Carolina

Composite Fuselage 1

The design of a composite fuselage meant to endure tests such as a 3-point bend test with less than an inch deflection and an internal pressure force.

UAV 4

Design of a UAV by developing, prototyping, programming, and testing a flying vehicle with a budget of 1250$ USD, designed by a team of five students within thirteen weeks.