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Ballistic Evaluation Motor test 3
2011-06-19

This is a report of the third firing of the Ballistic Evaluation motor constructed by the Vlaamse Raket Organisatie (VRO). During the second firing a number of issues surfaced, which were since …

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Ballistic Evaluation Motor test 2
2010-12-23

The previous tests with the Ballistic Evaluation Motor (BEM) failed because the motor failed to ignite. To avoid ignition problems it was decided to increase the throat diameter from 2 or 3mm to 6mm. …

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Static Test Controller
2010-11-23

Deze pagina beschrijft de ontwikkeling van een geïntegreerd meetsysteem voor statische motorttesten. Deze electronica interfacet met de Ballistische Evaluatie Motor, leest hier de meetwaarden uit en …

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Load cell amplifier
2008-08-19

This page describes the construction and operation of a device for testing rocket motors. It allows the recording of the thrust generated by the motor during a static test. The recorded data is then …

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16F88 Rocket timer
2008-08-04

This is a compact, programmable 4-channel rocket timer, based on the Microchip PIC 16F88 microcontroller. It features accelerometer or reed switch lift-off detection and 4 pyro channels that can be …