Team
Monash HPR consists of over 100 members collaborating across 7 distinct sections.
AEROSTRUCTURES
Aerostructures is the department responsible for the design, validation, manufacturing and testing of all airframes built by Monash High Powered Rocketry. We specialise in producing high quality components and systems to ensure maximum rocket performance and durability. As an Aerostructures member, you would be:
Designing structural components inside and out of the rocket from bulkheads to fins and nosecones.
Validating designs through both computer simulations and physical prototyping.
Manufacturing the airframe, from carbon fibre to aluminium a variety of hands-on technical skills are developed and passed on between members.
Validating manufactured components through both destructive and non-destructive testing
BUSINESS
The Business team of Monash HPR is responsible for coordinating all non-engineering aspects of the team. As a Business member, you would be:
Utilise photography, graphic design, and video editing skills to produce impactful media
Engage with external parties by conducting workshops to encourage the next generation of students to pursue rocketry and STEM through community and school outreach events.
Establish and maintain connections with team sponsors.
Manage the logistics of planning and organising major team events.
Design team merchandise and rocket liveries.
CONTROL
Control designs systems that actively control the rocket during flight. As a Control member, you would be:
Designing, building and maintaining the team's control systems and projects.
Design and simulate mechanical and electrical systems.
Build and optimise software intended in for active control, working with either sensors in real-time or data for simulation.
DYNAMICS
Dynamics as a whole is responsible for the modelling and simulation of all the team’s rockets. As a dynamics member you would be:
Working with SATURN, our custom python based 6 degree of freedom trajectory simulator
Performing Computational Fluid Dynamics analysis
Analysing and assessing the trajectory and performance of rockets based on SATURN simulations.
Have input into rocket design decisions to ensure a safe and successful flight
FLIGHT SYSTEMS
Flight Systems is responsible for the safe deployment of the rocket’s recovery systems. As a Flight Systems member, you would be:
Participating in the design, assembly, and maintenance of the rocket’s deployment architecture
Designing and simulating mechanical and electrical systems
Participating in the design and operation of the team’s flight computers and deployment electronics
PAYLOAD
Payload is responsible for the research and development of experimental subsystems that are launched on the team’s rockets. As a Payload member, you would be:
Research and develop groundbreaking scientific experiments and innovative technology demonstrations.
Design and fabricate unique CubeSat components, tailor-made for integration with our rockets.
Craft software to bring our payload experiments to life, analysing data to uncover new insights.
PROPULSION
Propulsion is responsible for design, manufacture and maintenance of team rocket motors including Solaris, our completely student developed hybrid rocket engine. We are looking for both electrical and mechanical/aero recruits (Note. it is not essential that this is your degree). As a Propulsion member you would be:
Participating in rocket motor testing, static fires and fieldwork
Designing components both electrical and mechanical for team rocket engines
Designing testing infrastructure and plans
Working with high pressure fluids and supersonic flow
Iterating and improving upon existing flight architecture.
Simulating and analysing thermodynamic performance for team engines
