Rocket Launcher

HYDRAULIC BASED IR PROJECT

Anushka Chalke | Industrial robotics | Short paper

Introduction
A hydraulic controlled rocket launcher is designed to control its moment and shoot. This
rocket doesn’t use any microcontroller and uses waste materials. The rocket is named
Javelin V2 Cannon

Apparatus used

− Cardboard

− Syringes

− Pipes

− Piezoelectric circuit

− Wires

− Iso-propyl alcohol( rubbing alcohol)

Designing the frame

The frame of the robot is made by cardboard with four supports and three rocket holdings
which can rotate. And a cuboidal enclosure to provide support for the rockets and to give
them up and down motion.

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Simple Hydraulic System
Hydraulic systems use pressurized liquid to transmit and magnify forces. A
simple model of a hydraulic actuator can be constructed with easily available
materials and used to demonstrate the principles of such systems. This model
may be used in support of a science fair or class project along with a poster or
paper explaining how it operates, or simply as a fun activity to stimulate
understanding of a common technology.

1. PREPARE YOUR MATERIALS

Get a 20 ml syringe, a 100 ml syringe, some rubber tubing and vegetable oil.
Remove the needles from the syringes. The needles will not be needed for the
construction of the model.

2. FILL THE SYRINGES

Fill the syringes half full with vegetable oil. Make sure that there are no bubbles
in the barrel of the syringe, as this can affect the operation of the model. If
bubbles form when you are filling the syringes, push the oil out of the syringe
and redo the filling process.

3. ATTACH THE TUBING

Insert the nozzle of the larger syringe into one end of the rubber tubing. Push
down on the large syringe's plunger until oil nearly reaches the end of the
tubing, leaving just a centimetre or so of tubing empty so that you have
something to hold on to. Now attach the free end of the tubing to the nozzle of
the smaller syringe in the same way.

IGNITOR
Piezoelectric is used to create the ignitor the positive and ground is connected to the
needles such that when we press a spark is generated

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LAUNCHING THE ALCOHOL ROCKET

STEP 1: ADD ALCOHOL

Add a few drops of alcohol to the syringe. Between 1 to 5 drops is all you need. More
alcohol will not make it go farther or faster. This is all about oxygen to fuel ratio.

STEP 2: SHAKE THE syringe

Shake the bottle vigorously for 10 to 15 seconds. The idea here is to get as much of the alcohol to
vaporize into a mist as possible.

STEP 3: POUR OUT THE EXCESS

Quickly pour any alcohol still in the bottle back into the storage container. You shouldn’t see
much, if any alcohol in the bottle, but if you sniff it lightly it will have a very strong alcohol
scent.

STEP 4: INSERT INTO THE LAUNCHER

STEP 5: PRESS THE IGNITE BUTTON

Note: Do not wait too longer after adding and mixing the fuel to launch the alcohol bottle rocket. The
longer you wait the more alcohol will de-atomize and collect in the bottom of the bottle, resulting in
less performance.

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