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<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 19:29, 15 July 2012</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l9">Line 9:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 9:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>=== Structure ===</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>=== Structure ===</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The test stand is built from a 12” x 12” x ½” pine board base. The structure is built using 9” x ½” diameter PVC pipe and connectors and connects to the base via hot glue. Each PVC pipe side has a ¼” hole drilled in the middle. This is for the four 5” x ¼-20 rods with nuts that securely center the rocket engine chamber. The rocket engine chamber varies by rocket engine. For A, B, and C motors, a ¾” diameter PVC pipe is used and cut to the length of the engine. For D and E motors, a 1” diameter PVC pipe is used. Each rocket engine chamber has four ¼” holes drilled at 90 degree angles for the centering rods to mate to. The holes are drilled just high enough so that the rocket engine chamber does not sit on the scale, but still almost fully covers the rocket engine (about 1/16” clearance). The mechanism used to sense thrust is a strain gauge from a Harbor Freight digital scale <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[1]</del>. The strain gauge is centered on the base and screwed in. The strain gauge was outfitted with a plastic faceplate. This was covered with aluminum tape to protect the plate from the heat and impact of the deployment charges found in hobby rocket engines. Finally, an Arduino Uno and breadboard combo (custom made) is hot glued above the strain gauge.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The test stand is built from a 12” x 12” x ½” pine board base. The structure is built using 9” x ½” diameter PVC pipe and connectors and connects to the base via hot glue. Each PVC pipe side has a ¼” hole drilled in the middle. This is for the four 5” x ¼-20 rods with nuts that securely center the rocket engine chamber. The rocket engine chamber varies by rocket engine. For A, B, and C motors, a ¾” diameter PVC pipe is used and cut to the length of the engine. For D and E motors, a 1” diameter PVC pipe is used. Each rocket engine chamber has four ¼” holes drilled at 90 degree angles for the centering rods to mate to. The holes are drilled just high enough so that the rocket engine chamber does not sit on the scale, but still almost fully covers the rocket engine (about 1/16” clearance). The mechanism used to sense thrust is a strain gauge from a Harbor Freight digital scale. The strain gauge is centered on the base and screwed in. The strain gauge was outfitted with a plastic faceplate. This was covered with aluminum tape to protect the plate from the heat and impact of the deployment charges found in hobby rocket engines. Finally, an Arduino Uno and breadboard combo (custom made) is hot glued above the strain gauge.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;center&gt;[[File:rets2.png|x240px]]        [[File:rets3.jpg|x240px]]&lt;/center&gt;</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;center&gt;[[File:rets2.png|x240px]]        [[File:rets3.jpg|x240px]]&lt;/center&gt;</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l16">Line 16:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 16:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>=== Electronic Hardware ===</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>=== Electronic Hardware ===</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Good data cannot simply be taken by reading the voltage change across the strain gauge Wheatstone bridge. A signal amplifier is needed. The test stand strain gauge is interfaced with a Texas Instruments INA125 Instrumentation Amplifier <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[2]</del>. This provides a reliable and adjustable analog voltage signal representing the force the strain gauge is feeling. The INA125 requires a tuning resistor to control the gain of the strain gauge analog voltage. A potentiometer is used to adjust this on the fly. The potentiometer in use is set to <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">??? </del>ohms. Finally, the INA125 voltage out pin is connected to an ADC pin on the Arduino Uno.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Good data cannot simply be taken by reading the voltage change across the strain gauge Wheatstone bridge. A signal amplifier is needed. The test stand strain gauge is interfaced with a Texas Instruments INA125 Instrumentation Amplifier. This provides a reliable and adjustable analog voltage signal representing the force the strain gauge is feeling. The INA125 requires a tuning resistor to control the gain of the strain gauge analog voltage. A potentiometer is used to adjust this on the fly. The potentiometer in use is set to <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">390 </ins>ohms. Finally, the INA125 voltage out pin is connected to an ADC pin on the Arduino Uno.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In order to know when to ignite the rocket engine, a red LED is connected to a digital output pin.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In order to know when to ignite the rocket engine, a red LED is connected to a digital output pin.</div></td></tr> </table>

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<p><span class="autocomment">Electronic Hardware</span></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 21:26, 13 July 2012</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l20">Line 20:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 20:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In order to know when to ignite the rocket engine, a red LED is connected to a digital output pin.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In order to know when to ignite the rocket engine, a red LED is connected to a digital output pin.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[File:RETS_Wiring_diagram.png|center]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[File:RETS_Wiring_diagram.png|center<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">|600 px</ins>]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>=== Software ===</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>=== Software ===</div></td></tr> </table>

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<p><span class="autocomment">Electronic Hardware</span></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 21:26, 13 July 2012</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l20">Line 20:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 20:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In order to know when to ignite the rocket engine, a red LED is connected to a digital output pin.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In order to know when to ignite the rocket engine, a red LED is connected to a digital output pin.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Picture coming soon</del></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[File:RETS_Wiring_diagram.png|center]]</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>=== Software ===</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>=== Software ===</div></td></tr> </table>

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<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 16:04, 11 July 2012</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l11">Line 11:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 11:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The test stand is built from a 12” x 12” x ½” pine board base. The structure is built using 9” x ½” diameter PVC pipe and connectors and connects to the base via hot glue. Each PVC pipe side has a ¼” hole drilled in the middle. This is for the four 5” x ¼-20 rods with nuts that securely center the rocket engine chamber. The rocket engine chamber varies by rocket engine. For A, B, and C motors, a ¾” diameter PVC pipe is used and cut to the length of the engine. For D and E motors, a 1” diameter PVC pipe is used. Each rocket engine chamber has four ¼” holes drilled at 90 degree angles for the centering rods to mate to. The holes are drilled just high enough so that the rocket engine chamber does not sit on the scale, but still almost fully covers the rocket engine (about 1/16” clearance). The mechanism used to sense thrust is a strain gauge from a Harbor Freight digital scale [1]. The strain gauge is centered on the base and screwed in. The strain gauge was outfitted with a plastic faceplate. This was covered with aluminum tape to protect the plate from the heat and impact of the deployment charges found in hobby rocket engines. Finally, an Arduino Uno and breadboard combo (custom made) is hot glued above the strain gauge.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The test stand is built from a 12” x 12” x ½” pine board base. The structure is built using 9” x ½” diameter PVC pipe and connectors and connects to the base via hot glue. Each PVC pipe side has a ¼” hole drilled in the middle. This is for the four 5” x ¼-20 rods with nuts that securely center the rocket engine chamber. The rocket engine chamber varies by rocket engine. For A, B, and C motors, a ¾” diameter PVC pipe is used and cut to the length of the engine. For D and E motors, a 1” diameter PVC pipe is used. Each rocket engine chamber has four ¼” holes drilled at 90 degree angles for the centering rods to mate to. The holes are drilled just high enough so that the rocket engine chamber does not sit on the scale, but still almost fully covers the rocket engine (about 1/16” clearance). The mechanism used to sense thrust is a strain gauge from a Harbor Freight digital scale [1]. The strain gauge is centered on the base and screwed in. The strain gauge was outfitted with a plastic faceplate. This was covered with aluminum tape to protect the plate from the heat and impact of the deployment charges found in hobby rocket engines. Finally, an Arduino Uno and breadboard combo (custom made) is hot glued above the strain gauge.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;center&gt;[[File:rets2.png|<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">x320px</del>]]        [[File:rets3.jpg|<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">x320px</del>]]&lt;/center&gt;</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;center&gt;[[File:rets2.png|<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">x240px</ins>]]        [[File:rets3.jpg|<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">x240px</ins>]]&lt;/center&gt;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> </table>

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<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 16:04, 11 July 2012</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l11">Line 11:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 11:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The test stand is built from a 12” x 12” x ½” pine board base. The structure is built using 9” x ½” diameter PVC pipe and connectors and connects to the base via hot glue. Each PVC pipe side has a ¼” hole drilled in the middle. This is for the four 5” x ¼-20 rods with nuts that securely center the rocket engine chamber. The rocket engine chamber varies by rocket engine. For A, B, and C motors, a ¾” diameter PVC pipe is used and cut to the length of the engine. For D and E motors, a 1” diameter PVC pipe is used. Each rocket engine chamber has four ¼” holes drilled at 90 degree angles for the centering rods to mate to. The holes are drilled just high enough so that the rocket engine chamber does not sit on the scale, but still almost fully covers the rocket engine (about 1/16” clearance). The mechanism used to sense thrust is a strain gauge from a Harbor Freight digital scale [1]. The strain gauge is centered on the base and screwed in. The strain gauge was outfitted with a plastic faceplate. This was covered with aluminum tape to protect the plate from the heat and impact of the deployment charges found in hobby rocket engines. Finally, an Arduino Uno and breadboard combo (custom made) is hot glued above the strain gauge.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The test stand is built from a 12” x 12” x ½” pine board base. The structure is built using 9” x ½” diameter PVC pipe and connectors and connects to the base via hot glue. Each PVC pipe side has a ¼” hole drilled in the middle. This is for the four 5” x ¼-20 rods with nuts that securely center the rocket engine chamber. The rocket engine chamber varies by rocket engine. For A, B, and C motors, a ¾” diameter PVC pipe is used and cut to the length of the engine. For D and E motors, a 1” diameter PVC pipe is used. Each rocket engine chamber has four ¼” holes drilled at 90 degree angles for the centering rods to mate to. The holes are drilled just high enough so that the rocket engine chamber does not sit on the scale, but still almost fully covers the rocket engine (about 1/16” clearance). The mechanism used to sense thrust is a strain gauge from a Harbor Freight digital scale [1]. The strain gauge is centered on the base and screwed in. The strain gauge was outfitted with a plastic faceplate. This was covered with aluminum tape to protect the plate from the heat and impact of the deployment charges found in hobby rocket engines. Finally, an Arduino Uno and breadboard combo (custom made) is hot glued above the strain gauge.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;center&gt;[[File:rets2.png|x320px]][[File:rets3.jpg|x320px]]&lt;/center&gt;</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;center&gt;[[File:rets2.png|x320px]] <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">      </ins>[[File:rets3.jpg|x320px]]&lt;/center&gt;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> </table>

Nrarmen http://wiki.lvl1.org/index.php?title=Rocket_Engine_Test_Stand&diff=4371&oldid=prev 2012-07-11T20:02:00Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 16:02, 11 July 2012</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l11">Line 11:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 11:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The test stand is built from a 12” x 12” x ½” pine board base. The structure is built using 9” x ½” diameter PVC pipe and connectors and connects to the base via hot glue. Each PVC pipe side has a ¼” hole drilled in the middle. This is for the four 5” x ¼-20 rods with nuts that securely center the rocket engine chamber. The rocket engine chamber varies by rocket engine. For A, B, and C motors, a ¾” diameter PVC pipe is used and cut to the length of the engine. For D and E motors, a 1” diameter PVC pipe is used. Each rocket engine chamber has four ¼” holes drilled at 90 degree angles for the centering rods to mate to. The holes are drilled just high enough so that the rocket engine chamber does not sit on the scale, but still almost fully covers the rocket engine (about 1/16” clearance). The mechanism used to sense thrust is a strain gauge from a Harbor Freight digital scale [1]. The strain gauge is centered on the base and screwed in. The strain gauge was outfitted with a plastic faceplate. This was covered with aluminum tape to protect the plate from the heat and impact of the deployment charges found in hobby rocket engines. Finally, an Arduino Uno and breadboard combo (custom made) is hot glued above the strain gauge.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The test stand is built from a 12” x 12” x ½” pine board base. The structure is built using 9” x ½” diameter PVC pipe and connectors and connects to the base via hot glue. Each PVC pipe side has a ¼” hole drilled in the middle. This is for the four 5” x ¼-20 rods with nuts that securely center the rocket engine chamber. The rocket engine chamber varies by rocket engine. For A, B, and C motors, a ¾” diameter PVC pipe is used and cut to the length of the engine. For D and E motors, a 1” diameter PVC pipe is used. Each rocket engine chamber has four ¼” holes drilled at 90 degree angles for the centering rods to mate to. The holes are drilled just high enough so that the rocket engine chamber does not sit on the scale, but still almost fully covers the rocket engine (about 1/16” clearance). The mechanism used to sense thrust is a strain gauge from a Harbor Freight digital scale [1]. The strain gauge is centered on the base and screwed in. The strain gauge was outfitted with a plastic faceplate. This was covered with aluminum tape to protect the plate from the heat and impact of the deployment charges found in hobby rocket engines. Finally, an Arduino Uno and breadboard combo (custom made) is hot glued above the strain gauge.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">gallery caption="Rocket Engine Test Stand Structure" heights="320px" widths = "480px" perrow="3"</del>&gt;</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">center</ins>&gt;<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[</ins>File:rets2.png<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">|x320px]][[</ins>File:rets3.jpg<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">|x320px]]</ins>&lt;/<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">center</ins>&gt;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>File:rets2.png</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div> </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>File:rets3.jpg</div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;/<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">gallery</del>&gt;</div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>=== Electronic Hardware ===</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>=== Electronic Hardware ===</div></td></tr> </table>

Nrarmen http://wiki.lvl1.org/index.php?title=Rocket_Engine_Test_Stand&diff=4370&oldid=prev 2012-07-11T19:58:06Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 15:58, 11 July 2012</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l11">Line 11:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 11:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The test stand is built from a 12” x 12” x ½” pine board base. The structure is built using 9” x ½” diameter PVC pipe and connectors and connects to the base via hot glue. Each PVC pipe side has a ¼” hole drilled in the middle. This is for the four 5” x ¼-20 rods with nuts that securely center the rocket engine chamber. The rocket engine chamber varies by rocket engine. For A, B, and C motors, a ¾” diameter PVC pipe is used and cut to the length of the engine. For D and E motors, a 1” diameter PVC pipe is used. Each rocket engine chamber has four ¼” holes drilled at 90 degree angles for the centering rods to mate to. The holes are drilled just high enough so that the rocket engine chamber does not sit on the scale, but still almost fully covers the rocket engine (about 1/16” clearance). The mechanism used to sense thrust is a strain gauge from a Harbor Freight digital scale [1]. The strain gauge is centered on the base and screwed in. The strain gauge was outfitted with a plastic faceplate. This was covered with aluminum tape to protect the plate from the heat and impact of the deployment charges found in hobby rocket engines. Finally, an Arduino Uno and breadboard combo (custom made) is hot glued above the strain gauge.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The test stand is built from a 12” x 12” x ½” pine board base. The structure is built using 9” x ½” diameter PVC pipe and connectors and connects to the base via hot glue. Each PVC pipe side has a ¼” hole drilled in the middle. This is for the four 5” x ¼-20 rods with nuts that securely center the rocket engine chamber. The rocket engine chamber varies by rocket engine. For A, B, and C motors, a ¾” diameter PVC pipe is used and cut to the length of the engine. For D and E motors, a 1” diameter PVC pipe is used. Each rocket engine chamber has four ¼” holes drilled at 90 degree angles for the centering rods to mate to. The holes are drilled just high enough so that the rocket engine chamber does not sit on the scale, but still almost fully covers the rocket engine (about 1/16” clearance). The mechanism used to sense thrust is a strain gauge from a Harbor Freight digital scale [1]. The strain gauge is centered on the base and screwed in. The strain gauge was outfitted with a plastic faceplate. This was covered with aluminum tape to protect the plate from the heat and impact of the deployment charges found in hobby rocket engines. Finally, an Arduino Uno and breadboard combo (custom made) is hot glued above the strain gauge.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;gallery caption="Rocket Engine Test Stand Structure" heights="320px" perrow="3"&gt;</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;gallery caption="Rocket Engine Test Stand Structure" heights="320px<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">" widths = "480px</ins>" perrow="3"&gt;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>File:rets2.png</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>File:rets2.png</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>File:rets3.jpg</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>File:rets3.jpg</div></td></tr> </table>

Nrarmen http://wiki.lvl1.org/index.php?title=Rocket_Engine_Test_Stand&diff=4369&oldid=prev 2012-07-11T19:57:19Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 15:57, 11 July 2012</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l11">Line 11:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 11:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The test stand is built from a 12” x 12” x ½” pine board base. The structure is built using 9” x ½” diameter PVC pipe and connectors and connects to the base via hot glue. Each PVC pipe side has a ¼” hole drilled in the middle. This is for the four 5” x ¼-20 rods with nuts that securely center the rocket engine chamber. The rocket engine chamber varies by rocket engine. For A, B, and C motors, a ¾” diameter PVC pipe is used and cut to the length of the engine. For D and E motors, a 1” diameter PVC pipe is used. Each rocket engine chamber has four ¼” holes drilled at 90 degree angles for the centering rods to mate to. The holes are drilled just high enough so that the rocket engine chamber does not sit on the scale, but still almost fully covers the rocket engine (about 1/16” clearance). The mechanism used to sense thrust is a strain gauge from a Harbor Freight digital scale [1]. The strain gauge is centered on the base and screwed in. The strain gauge was outfitted with a plastic faceplate. This was covered with aluminum tape to protect the plate from the heat and impact of the deployment charges found in hobby rocket engines. Finally, an Arduino Uno and breadboard combo (custom made) is hot glued above the strain gauge.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The test stand is built from a 12” x 12” x ½” pine board base. The structure is built using 9” x ½” diameter PVC pipe and connectors and connects to the base via hot glue. Each PVC pipe side has a ¼” hole drilled in the middle. This is for the four 5” x ¼-20 rods with nuts that securely center the rocket engine chamber. The rocket engine chamber varies by rocket engine. For A, B, and C motors, a ¾” diameter PVC pipe is used and cut to the length of the engine. For D and E motors, a 1” diameter PVC pipe is used. Each rocket engine chamber has four ¼” holes drilled at 90 degree angles for the centering rods to mate to. The holes are drilled just high enough so that the rocket engine chamber does not sit on the scale, but still almost fully covers the rocket engine (about 1/16” clearance). The mechanism used to sense thrust is a strain gauge from a Harbor Freight digital scale [1]. The strain gauge is centered on the base and screwed in. The strain gauge was outfitted with a plastic faceplate. This was covered with aluminum tape to protect the plate from the heat and impact of the deployment charges found in hobby rocket engines. Finally, an Arduino Uno and breadboard combo (custom made) is hot glued above the strain gauge.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;gallery&gt;</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;gallery <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">caption="Rocket Engine Test Stand Structure" heights="320px" perrow="3"</ins>&gt;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>File:rets2.png<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">|frameless|x320px|Caption 1</del></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>File:rets2.png</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>File:rets3.jpg<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">|frameless|x320px|Caption 2</del></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>File:rets3.jpg</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;/gallery&gt;</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;/gallery&gt;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> </table>

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<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 15:55, 11 July 2012</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l12">Line 12:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 12:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;gallery&gt;</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;gallery&gt;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>File:rets2.png|Caption 1</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>File:rets2.png<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">|frameless|x320px</ins>|Caption 1</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>File:rets3.jpg|Caption 2</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>File:rets3.jpg<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">|frameless|x320px</ins>|Caption 2</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;/gallery&gt;</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&lt;/gallery&gt;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> </table>

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<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 15:51, 11 July 2012</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l11">Line 11:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 11:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The test stand is built from a 12” x 12” x ½” pine board base. The structure is built using 9” x ½” diameter PVC pipe and connectors and connects to the base via hot glue. Each PVC pipe side has a ¼” hole drilled in the middle. This is for the four 5” x ¼-20 rods with nuts that securely center the rocket engine chamber. The rocket engine chamber varies by rocket engine. For A, B, and C motors, a ¾” diameter PVC pipe is used and cut to the length of the engine. For D and E motors, a 1” diameter PVC pipe is used. Each rocket engine chamber has four ¼” holes drilled at 90 degree angles for the centering rods to mate to. The holes are drilled just high enough so that the rocket engine chamber does not sit on the scale, but still almost fully covers the rocket engine (about 1/16” clearance). The mechanism used to sense thrust is a strain gauge from a Harbor Freight digital scale [1]. The strain gauge is centered on the base and screwed in. The strain gauge was outfitted with a plastic faceplate. This was covered with aluminum tape to protect the plate from the heat and impact of the deployment charges found in hobby rocket engines. Finally, an Arduino Uno and breadboard combo (custom made) is hot glued above the strain gauge.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The test stand is built from a 12” x 12” x ½” pine board base. The structure is built using 9” x ½” diameter PVC pipe and connectors and connects to the base via hot glue. Each PVC pipe side has a ¼” hole drilled in the middle. This is for the four 5” x ¼-20 rods with nuts that securely center the rocket engine chamber. The rocket engine chamber varies by rocket engine. For A, B, and C motors, a ¾” diameter PVC pipe is used and cut to the length of the engine. For D and E motors, a 1” diameter PVC pipe is used. Each rocket engine chamber has four ¼” holes drilled at 90 degree angles for the centering rods to mate to. The holes are drilled just high enough so that the rocket engine chamber does not sit on the scale, but still almost fully covers the rocket engine (about 1/16” clearance). The mechanism used to sense thrust is a strain gauge from a Harbor Freight digital scale [1]. The strain gauge is centered on the base and screwed in. The strain gauge was outfitted with a plastic faceplate. This was covered with aluminum tape to protect the plate from the heat and impact of the deployment charges found in hobby rocket engines. Finally, an Arduino Uno and breadboard combo (custom made) is hot glued above the strain gauge.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[</del>File:rets2.png|<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">center|320 px]][[</del>File:rets3.jpg|<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">center|320 px]]</del></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">&lt;gallery&gt;</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>File:rets2.png|<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Caption 1</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>File:rets3.jpg|<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Caption 2</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">&lt;/gallery&gt;</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>=== Electronic Hardware ===</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>=== Electronic Hardware ===</div></td></tr> </table>

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