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.

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