Rocket and Aircraft Work
Student projects involving rockets, aircraft layouts, CAD, analysis, and manufacturing constraints.
Engineering portfolio
ORI ALGAVE
Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering Student
I work on rockets, aircraft design, fluid systems, MATLAB tools, and astrophotography.
Primary Focus
Aerospace
Current Work
Build / Test
Interests
Aircraft + Space
What I Work On
Engineering projects, research, and astrophotography.
This site collects the projects I have worked on, the technical skills I am building, and the engineering, student life, and space content I share through Astroori.
Experimental Engineering
Wind tunnel hardware, robotic fish systems, fluid-structure interaction, and test-focused builds.
Astrophotography
Deep-sky imaging, lunar work, telescope setup, stacking, and image processing.
Astroori
A place for astrophotography, engineering updates, student life, and project breakdowns.
Featured Work
Projects I am building from.
A quick look at the engineering projects, research work, and analysis tools that have shaped what I am learning.
Swamp Launch Rocket Design and CFD
Run ANSYS Fluent simulations for the Swamp Launch IREC competition vehicle and build the rocket model in CAD. I also helped document the simulation process for different Mach ranges, including physics setup, boundary-layer values, drag calculations, and which equations to use for each case.
Role
Rocket CFD and CAD contributor
Impact
Helped connect the rocket CAD model, ANSYS simulation workflow, and wind tunnel test setup so the team could compare predicted drag with physical testing.
SolidWorksANSYS FluentCFDMeshingWind tunnel testingTechnical documentation
Design/Build/Fly Aircraft Work
Helped manufacture Prototype 1 and the carbon fiber fuselage structure for Gator Design/Build/Fly. I also used XFLR5 to study the aerodynamics of Prototype 1, a standard aircraft layout with one nose wheel and two rear wheels.
Role
Airframe, manufacturing, and aero analysis contributor
Impact
Worked across both analysis and build work: checking aerodynamic behavior in XFLR5, helping fabricate aircraft structure, and connecting design choices to real manufacturing and flight constraints.
XFLR5Aerodynamic analysisCADCarbon fiber fabricationPositive moldingTeam design reviews
FASt Lab Robotic Fish Research
Contributed to research on robotic fish systems, experimental hardware, and fluid-structure interaction. This included water tunnel work with a hydrofoil mounted on a load cell to measure drag, plus CAD work for an adapter and fin used in water tunnel testing.
Role
Undergraduate research contributor
Impact
Built research experience in experimental fluids, instrumentation, drag measurement, CAD test hardware, and mechanical setups for water tunnel experiments.
Experimental fluidsWater tunnelLoad cell testingCADInstrumentationData analysisRapid prototyping
Astroori
Astrophotography, engineering projects, and student life.
Astroori is where I share telescope work, deep-sky images, project updates, and what I am learning as an aerospace engineering student.
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Projects, papers, images, and contact info.
Browse the archive, look through my astrophotography, or reach out about engineering, research, or Astroori.