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application/pdf en text Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2023-12-04 without embargo terms The student, David Gable, accepted the attached license on 2023-07-17 at 14:51. The student, David Gable, submitted this Thesis for approval on 2023-07-17 at 15:07. This Thesis was approved for publication on 2023-07-18 at 16:48. DSpace SAF Submission Ingestion Package generated from Vireo submission #19716 on 2023-12-04 at 17:02:41 Lembeck, Michael 2023-08 Design development of a vertically landed model rocket Gable, David 2023-07-18 Vertical Landing Rocket Vertical Landing Landing Gear Landing Gear Design Landing Gear Dynamics Flight Testing Rocket Landing Model Rocket Design The rising importance of the development and use of reusable launch vehicle platforms has been observed as an opportunity to cultivate new interest in space. This work described in this thesis aimed to develop a small, inexpensive, vertically landed rocket (VLR) with a focus on the design, testing, and implementation of the landing gear of the rocket. The development of flight test plans, assembly instructions, and a competition where teams compete to construct their own VLR from a kit is also covered. The VLR was designed, assembled, calibrated, and flight tested by students at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The VLR was designed to be carried to a predetermined drop altitude underneath a drone. Following its release, the VLR descends and fires its rocket motor, controlling a gimbal to maintain the rocket in an upright orientation. A passive aerodynamic fin package was also used to keep the rocket stable while the engine was not being fired. In terminal flight, the landing gear absorbs the impact of landing and keeps the VLR upright. VLR subsystems were tested independently before being integrated on a series of powered test vehicles. Many VLR flight tests were performed to validate the design and operation of the rocket. Following this, multiple VLR kits were manufactured and distributed to student teams for their assembly and flight in two UIUC sponsored competitions. Text eng https://hdl.handle.net/2142/121535 Copyright 2023 David Gable M.S. Thesis Aerospace Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Aerospace Engineering