Active Control System (ACS) work for Notre Dame’s NASA University Student Launch Initiative vehicle — carbon fiber drag flaps, CAD-to-built hardware, in-flight flap actuation, and CFD pressure analysis.
The ’24 USLI Championship vehicle finished within 5 ft of prediction.
USLI
ACS
CAD
CFD
Carbon fiber
In-flight ACS flap actuationIntegrated ACS — CAD vs. as builtACS slotted deck assemblyLinearly actuated flap mechanismLeadscrew-actuated flap mechanismCFD pressure on ACS flaps
