Oliver Braitsch | Projects

Jan 2026 – Jun 2026

Senior Capstone — AIAA, Oregon State University

Active trim-tab roll control for SCRT rocket, designed to target order-of-magnitude roll-rate reduction vs baseline.

Selected trim tabs via weighted downselect across multiple control concepts
Integrated servo, shaft, and tab mechanism within a 0.125 in fin geometry constraint
Used aerodynamic and actuator sizing analysis to verify controllable roll authority
Defined staged validation plan from bench testing through integrated flight comparison

Jan 2026 – Mar 2026

AAE 462 — Rocket Propulsion, Oregon State University

Mission B design closed at 4.076 km/s total Δv with a two-stage architecture that reduced initial mass by 25.15%.

Designed for 50 kg delivery from 400 km LEO to 100 km circular low lunar orbit
Closed mass budget at 229.75 kg initial mass with 161.55 kg total propellant
Allocated 3.107 km/s (Stage 1) + 0.969 km/s (Stage 2) with restartable upper stage
Validated transfer/LOI performance with ~0.278 km/s residual Δv margin in the report trajectory case

Jan 2026 – Mar 2026

AAE 411 — Aerospace Applications, Oregon State University

Reconstructed 777-9 geometry and evaluated CG, DATCOM stability, and landing-gear loads across key operating cases.

Built a simplified 3D model and extracted wing/tail geometric parameters from published data
Computed CG positions for multiple load cases and checked against forward/aft limits
Used USAF DATCOM derivatives to evaluate longitudinal and lateral-directional stability
Completed landing-gear reaction and tire-load checks, including tip-back and turnover-angle analysis