{"id":1434,"date":"2021-05-02T21:34:48","date_gmt":"2021-05-02T21:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiago-jpl.santa.pt\/?page_id=1434"},"modified":"2026-02-13T23:45:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T23:45:10","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tafra.pt\/?page_id=1434","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1434\" class=\"elementor elementor-1434\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cdd11c4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cdd11c4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-15bcd75\" data-id=\"15bcd75\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7b64e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d7b64e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Abstract<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-308411e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"308411e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This project intends to design, build, and test very small-scale solid propellant rocket engines that will later equip rockets developed by us.<br \/>High, consistent and predictable performance is our goal. Therefore, we aim to have a good quality manufacture and design of the engines. To evaluate the performance, we built a test stand, with wifi connectivity, that communicates with a central server. There is also a web interface that provides control and data visualization of the burn process.<br \/>The same test stand will be used as a base station for future launches.<br \/>We deal with miscellaneous knowledge areas like chemistry, physics, mechanics, electronics and software programming. All hardware and software is developed specifficaly for this project.<br \/>Aerospace engineering is not a monster. This project demonstrates that with few resources it is possible to develop very small-scale engines that resemble the real big ones.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b60989a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b60989a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac6e468\" data-id=\"ac6e468\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-564dd29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"564dd29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Acknowledgements<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d982ce4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d982ce4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Ingrenor: For the offer of sorbitol for the production of propellant;<\/li><li>JGomes: For welding works;<\/li><li>G9Telecom: For telecommunications and software resources;<\/li><li>Web community: For practical and theoretical knowledge;<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3dd8040 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3dd8040\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3527462\" data-id=\"3527462\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ede691 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1ede691\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/about\/tiago.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tafra.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/tiago-prrq2fstfa96ceuo2irgtwrn4oclmdyfs2uvd0mq9g.jpg\" title=\"tiago\" alt=\"tiago\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7cf58ee\" data-id=\"7cf58ee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2f5028 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2f5028\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tiago Alves &#8211; Project leader<\/p><p>E-mail: tiago.alves@g9telecom.pt<\/p><p>Instagram\/Twitter: @tiagoaralves<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-64884a5\" data-id=\"64884a5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3afa510 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3afa510\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/about\/mel.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tafra.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/mel-prrqaugujxri6un0z5lc4se2eqwsgxc09ox7w45ylw.jpg\" title=\"mel\" alt=\"mel\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-332c4a5\" data-id=\"332c4a5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f632ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f632ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mel &#8211; Solar orbit controller<\/p><p>E-mail: mel.alves@g9telecom.pt<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-10a0b28\" data-id=\"10a0b28\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03dbbfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"03dbbfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/about\/axel.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tafra.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/axel-prrqb6or0s88ds59zsvhj7b24r8k8zoindej4pnud0.jpg\" title=\"axel\" alt=\"axel\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1747e26\" data-id=\"1747e26\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa80ced elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa80ced\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Axel &#8211; Security Chief<\/p><p>E-mail: axel.alves@g9telecom.pt<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f340c9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f340c9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2eaff30\" data-id=\"2eaff30\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40b9428 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"40b9428\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Abstract This project intends to design, build, and test very small-scale solid propellant rocket engines that will later equip rockets developed by us.High, consistent and predictable performance is our goal. Therefore, we aim to have a good quality manufacture and design of the engines. 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