Design and Analysis of a Rocket Launch Pad for Weather Observation

Abstract

This paper deals with the structural design and analysis of a Rocket Launch Pad for Weather Observation CHED funded research of Holy Angel University (HAU) under the Discovery Applied Research and Extension for Trans/Interdisciplinary Opportunities (DARE TO) Research Grant. Detailed 3D Model and analysis of the Launch Pad configurations are carried out to arrive at a mass optimized configuration which meets the specifications. The loads are estimated considering the distributed weight of the Rocket and the own weight of the Launch Rail. The Normal frequencies are estimated from the finite element analysis. The Modal Analysis of two configuration Designs are also compared. Accordingly, two different configurations are arrived. Initially, a Portable Platform and then a Mobile configuration is designed with the suitable specifications. Design includes dimensions of Launch pad, Launch Rail, and rocket. The components are meshed, and the member and material properties are allocated to the model, the composed model is then analyzed with finite element software, Solid works.