Project: Vulcan - A Model Rocket Motor Test Stand

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. We measure this thrust through the use of a load cell – the same type of electronic device that is in your weight scale. 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.

Project Vulcan is certified as an open source project by the Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA). Certification can be viewed at https://certification.oshwa.org/us002787.html

View our Instructable at https://www.instructables.com/Project-Vulcan-a-Model-Rocket-Motor-Test-Stand/

Visit our web site at https://rocketryjournal.wordpress.com/

Our YouTube channel is at https://www.youtube.com/@AustinAerospace

Our software is found at https://sourceforge.net/u/austinaerospace/profile/

The Tinkercad drawings for this project can be found at

• Overall Design - https://www.tinkercad.com/things/5PkXrbvQFgC-aaen-rocket-motor-test-stand
• Electronics Housing - https://www.tinkercad.com/things/jjsRjP7aWB7-test-stand-individual-and-assembled-electronic-component-mounts
• Remote Head - https://www.tinkercad.com/things/gyea9P4lKON-test-stand-remote-head
• Motor Mounts - https://www.tinkercad.com/things/iWNT7Z2hdte-test-stand-motor-mount-components
• Small Parts - https://www.tinkercad.com/things/4o926bDtEKG-test-stand-small-parts
• Design Elements - https://www.tinkercad.com/things/2oOwyYvD2nV-test-stand-design-elements