Project: Vulcan - A Model Rocket Motor Test Stand

Austin Aerospace Educational Network mail

OSHWA UID

US002787 Project Website

Certification Date

October 24, 2025

Country

United States of America

Project Vulcan is a model rocket motor test stand. Which means at its core it is a measuring device. It measures how much thrust a motor produces. With this test stand the motor is placed in a downward position (with the motor exhaust coming out of the top). When the motor is ignited it presses down on the load-cell. That creates a small change in the electrical current and that change is measured and recorded. There is a change in the current & a calculation is performed to display the thrust.

Version

1.0

Licenses
Hardware
CERN-OHL-P-2.0
Software
GPL-3.0-only
Documentation
CC-BY-SA-4.0
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Project Type
Education
3D Printing
Electronics
Science
Space
Keywords
model rocket, rocket motor, test stand