Designs

First 4 Concept Designs:

4 Concepts were initially considered: 

-A: Included 4 Rotors (Quadcopter) + Conventional aircraft design

-B: Included 3 Rotors (Tricopter) + Conventional Aircraft

-C: Included 3 Rotors (Tricopter) + Aircraft with Tail rotor as vector thrust

-D: Aircraft design with ducted fans in the wings

-From the weight utility function attached in the files folder (File Name), the Concept C was selected as the preliminary design concept. 

Concept idea by: 

Brian C. Kovarik 

Due to stability reasons, the team decided to go back and select concept B which, as shown below, includes a conventional aircraft configuration with an aft tail. 

-Modeled in PTC Creo Parametrics II by:

Adria Serra Moral

Forward Thrust Aircraft Configuration:

Vertical Thrust Tricopter Configuration