Recovery
The Recovery Subteam is responsible for the successful retrieval of the rocket. It is tasked with designing and creating parachutes and ensuring parachute deployment during flight occurs without issue.
The Recovery Subteam is responsible for the successful retrieval of the rocket. It is tasked with designing and creating parachutes and ensuring parachute deployment during flight occurs without issue.
SA Cup Parachutes
SA Cup Parachutes
The Recovery Sub team has been sewing our own custom parachutes for years and has been continuously improving our designs and processes. In the 2022-2023 SA Cup competition, our Main and Drogue parachute used a Disk-Gap-Band design. For this year's competition, we will be using a new parachute design for our Drogue and Main.
The Recovery Sub team has been sewing our own custom parachutes for years and has been continuously improving our designs and processes. In the 2022-2023 SA Cup competition, our Main and Drogue parachute used a Disk-Gap-Band design. For this year's competition, we will be using a new parachute design for our Drogue and Main.
Inflated SAC 2022 Drogue Parachute
SAC 2019 Drogue Parachute
SAC 2023 Main parachute
Deployment
Deployment
For the 2023 SA Cup recovery systems, was a traditional dual bay dual deployment architecture. Our 2023 High Alt Rocket was a single separation, dual deployment configuration. To separate the rocket, we use black powder ejection charges connected to commercial altimeters.
For the 2023 SA Cup recovery systems, was a traditional dual bay dual deployment architecture. Our 2023 High Alt Rocket was a single separation, dual deployment configuration. To separate the rocket, we use black powder ejection charges connected to commercial altimeters.
2023 Test Rocket Parachute
SaCup2022Main.mp42022 SA Cup Main Parachute
High Altitude Parachutes
High Altitude Parachutes
The recovery sub team manufactured parachutes for the 2023 High-Altitude Rocket. For the Main was a 21ft Disk-Gap-Band (seen on the left) and 7.5 ft ribbon hemisflo drogue parachute (seen on the Below).
The recovery sub team manufactured parachutes for the 2023 High-Altitude Rocket. For the Main was a 21ft Disk-Gap-Band (seen on the left) and 7.5 ft ribbon hemisflo drogue parachute (seen on the Below).
Recovery Lead: Caleb Boll (boll0255@umn.edu)
Recovery Lead: Caleb Boll (boll0255@umn.edu)
Would you like to attend a meeting? Check out the team calendar to find out when the next one is!
Would you like to attend a meeting? Check out the team calendar to find out when the next one is!