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