The development of an infrastructure for end-to-end hybrid rocket flight simulation, motor and aerodynamic prediction and testing, and design analysis.

Salt Lake Community College

The foundations for simulation and testing of hybrid rockets at Utah State University are presented. The testing and analysis was motivated by the participation of Utah State University in the 2007-2008 University Student Launch Initiative. Due to the requirements of the competition, a 6 degree of freedom flight simulator, a motor simulator, wind tunnel and rocket motor test facilities were developed to better characterize the rocket entered into the 2007-2008 USLI competition. This effort also improved the resources for rocket design, research and testing at Utah State University.