Rockets for Space Launch Vehicles [F-25-38]
| Presenter: | Mark Davis |
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| Location: | SUNY Potsdam: Timerman 131 |
| Classes: | 1 Session 1.5 hours |
| Dates: | Mon 1:00 PM 10/27 |
| Status: | Course Update: The location for course #38 has been changed to SUNY Potsdam Timerman 131. The time and day has not changed: 1 pm on September 29. Course Update: Course #38 has been rescheduled. It is now on Monday, October 27, at 1 pm, in Timerman Hall, room 131, on the SUNY Potsdam campus. Members registered for the course will be notified. New registrants are welcome too, the cap has not yet been reached. |
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This class will present an overview of Rockets on Space Launch Vehicles from the 1960's (the trip to the moon) through 2025. Then the class will focus on control of Rockets by Thrust Vector Control (TVC) and Thrusters. Experience of the presenter in design of Thrust Vector Control systems for specific Launch Vehicles will be discussed.
Mark Davis is an Engineer with degrees from Purdue University (BS) and Cornell University (MS). He designed control systems (Servo Systems) for Large Steam Turbines (Power Generation), Plastic Injection Molding Machines, and Robots for 12 years. For 33 years he worked on control systems for Aerospace and Defense including 18 years designing control systems for Rockets on Space Launch Vehicles. Mark was inducted into the Niagara Frontier Aviation and Space Hall of Fame in 2015.
Cap: 49