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News Release by Canadian Association of Rocketry MC2 Motor Certification Committee
Friday, April 18, 2008
LETHBRIDGE, Alberta CAN The Canadian Association of Rocketrys Motor Certification Committee kicked off the 2008 flying season in a marathon certification session that ran for 5 consecutive days in April. More than 150 HPR motors, totaling over 350,000 Newton seconds of impulse were fired.
This was the first joint Pro-X® and AMW certification session with 47 new motors certified from G to full O. "This is the single largest certification matrix we have ever undertaken in one session," according to CAR MC² Chair Max Baines. "Preparing, firing, reloading and reviewing the data from this many motors and types in one session required a significant amount of planning and effort," said Baines.
Motor firings were conducted at Cesaroni Technologys Gormley, Ontario facility under CAR supervision, using state of the art equipment and NIST/NRC traceable calibration methods. The certification session was also a technology demonstration of the "Virtual Certification Program." The "Virtual Certification Program" is a computer and web-based system designed to improve the test certification process while providing better access for certification organization members to test data, video and reports.
The system consists of a primary DataCAD® data acquisition computer and range video cameras that are networked to an internal server. The server receives test data and video for recording and is connected to the local area network as well as the Internet. Internal and external users can login via LAN, VPN or their HTTP browsers to witness preparation, testing and data in real time. Dial-in conferencing calls are also supported.
CAR motor certification standards require two motor committee members be present for motor certification tests. Ontario currently has one active member and the MC² Committee Chair is in Alberta, almost 2000 miles away. "This presents considerable logistics, time, cost and personnel issues for both CAR and the manufacturers, especially with certification sessions of this scale," Baines said. By using this approach, the local CAR MC² representative can be on site for tests, while the committee can witness testing in real time at another location.
CAR MC² have been participating in the evaluation of the new system. Anthony Cesaroni, President and CEO of Cesaroni Technology stated, "When we first proposed the 'Virtual Certification Program' idea, it sparked a lot of interest. Its basically taking advantage of current technology and provides a seamless and accessible test protocol, while improving accuracy, quality and efficiency that benefits the sport rocketry community as a whole. I actually watched the certification session from my Sarasota office in Florida while talking to CAR and CTI personnel in the firing room in Gormley, Ontario in real time."
"Id like to thank everyone at CAR, CTI and AMW for all the effort that made this possible. Were planning on demonstrating this to NAR and TRA for their consideration in the very near future," Cesaroni continued. "It could greatly simplify reciprocity for all three rocketry organizations and even make joint certification sessions possible."
Motors certified in this session will start to publish next week as they are released by CAR. More certification sessions are planned in the near future as the AMW/Pro-X line continues to expand. CSFM and international approvals are in process.
Note: Eventually, users will be able to download AVIs/MPEGs of the motors with the certification data as well. New higher resolution cameras are being installed this week to support this concept.
Website: https://www.canadianrocketry.org/
Pro-X® and DataCAD® are registered trademarks of Cesaroni Technology Incorporated in Canada.
Friday, April 18, 2008
LETHBRIDGE, Alberta CAN The Canadian Association of Rocketrys Motor Certification Committee kicked off the 2008 flying season in a marathon certification session that ran for 5 consecutive days in April. More than 150 HPR motors, totaling over 350,000 Newton seconds of impulse were fired.
This was the first joint Pro-X® and AMW certification session with 47 new motors certified from G to full O. "This is the single largest certification matrix we have ever undertaken in one session," according to CAR MC² Chair Max Baines. "Preparing, firing, reloading and reviewing the data from this many motors and types in one session required a significant amount of planning and effort," said Baines.
Motor firings were conducted at Cesaroni Technologys Gormley, Ontario facility under CAR supervision, using state of the art equipment and NIST/NRC traceable calibration methods. The certification session was also a technology demonstration of the "Virtual Certification Program." The "Virtual Certification Program" is a computer and web-based system designed to improve the test certification process while providing better access for certification organization members to test data, video and reports.
The system consists of a primary DataCAD® data acquisition computer and range video cameras that are networked to an internal server. The server receives test data and video for recording and is connected to the local area network as well as the Internet. Internal and external users can login via LAN, VPN or their HTTP browsers to witness preparation, testing and data in real time. Dial-in conferencing calls are also supported.
CAR motor certification standards require two motor committee members be present for motor certification tests. Ontario currently has one active member and the MC² Committee Chair is in Alberta, almost 2000 miles away. "This presents considerable logistics, time, cost and personnel issues for both CAR and the manufacturers, especially with certification sessions of this scale," Baines said. By using this approach, the local CAR MC² representative can be on site for tests, while the committee can witness testing in real time at another location.
CAR MC² have been participating in the evaluation of the new system. Anthony Cesaroni, President and CEO of Cesaroni Technology stated, "When we first proposed the 'Virtual Certification Program' idea, it sparked a lot of interest. Its basically taking advantage of current technology and provides a seamless and accessible test protocol, while improving accuracy, quality and efficiency that benefits the sport rocketry community as a whole. I actually watched the certification session from my Sarasota office in Florida while talking to CAR and CTI personnel in the firing room in Gormley, Ontario in real time."
"Id like to thank everyone at CAR, CTI and AMW for all the effort that made this possible. Were planning on demonstrating this to NAR and TRA for their consideration in the very near future," Cesaroni continued. "It could greatly simplify reciprocity for all three rocketry organizations and even make joint certification sessions possible."
Motors certified in this session will start to publish next week as they are released by CAR. More certification sessions are planned in the near future as the AMW/Pro-X line continues to expand. CSFM and international approvals are in process.
Note: Eventually, users will be able to download AVIs/MPEGs of the motors with the certification data as well. New higher resolution cameras are being installed this week to support this concept.
Website: https://www.canadianrocketry.org/
Pro-X® and DataCAD® are registered trademarks of Cesaroni Technology Incorporated in Canada.
