PSAS Teams
The PSAS is divided up into several functional teams.
- For a schedule of meetings (both team and group), see the Schedule page.
- Many of the teams have their own electronic mailing lists.
- PSAS members may find contact information ?here.
| Team | Description |
|---|---|
| AirframeTeamHome | Design, construction and test of the rocket's airframe, aerodynamic surfaces, and recovery devices. Also includes flight simulations and launch hardware |
| AvionicsTeamHome | Design, construction and test of the rocket's electronic systems, including radio antennas, sensors (e.g., GPS, inertial sensors), computers, microcontrollers, and microcontroller firmware. Also includes navigation and control. |
| CommunicationsTeamHome | Design, construction and test of the rocket's RF communication systems, including transmitters, power amps, antennas, receivers, preamps, etc. Also includes ground communications. |
| GroundTeamHome | Design, construction and test of the rocket's mobile ground support systems, including the launch tower, Launch Control Module (LCM), remote power, etc. |
| LogisticsTeamHome | Team and launch logistics, including launch scripting, deployment coordination, etc. |
| PayloadTeamHome | Payload support for the rocket -- overlaps with airframe and avionics teams. |
| PropulsionTeamHome | Design, construction and test of solid and hybrid rocket motors. |
| SoftwareTeamHome | Design, coding, and test of high-level-language software systems, including telemetry protocol, visualization tools, flight management and flight control software -- overlaps with avionics and ground teams |
| UncertaintyTeamHome | Research and implementation of probabilistic algorithms |
There are some topics that cross teams or are more general science:
| Topic | Description |
|---|---|
| RocketScience | General science and research relating to rockets, vehicle dynamics, aerodynamics, the atmosphere, etc. |