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2014
2014
Short Take-Off and Landing for Unmanned Aerial System
Short Take-Off and Landing for Unmanned Aerial System
Summary: Short-Take-Off and Landing (STOL) aircraft are used in commercial and military industry. They reduce the necessary runway needed, therefore increasing the flow of airport traffic, increase accessibility of smaller airports, and reduce noise pollution due to faster rates of climb and decent. These favorable aspects come at cost of increase fuel burn limiting range, speed, payload, and stability of the aircraft. At the same time, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are a becoming common place. Due to the control software of UAVs it is possible to program take-offs and landings. Short take-off can be optimized through a UAV platform replicating a scale private aircraft with several short-take-off and landing functions.
Objective: Optimize an aircraft for short-take-off and landing capabilities of an existing UAV platform.
System: Consists of an unmanned Sig-70 low-scale aircraft modified to house an Ardupilot Autopilot and GPS (Figure 1 & 2), Short-Take-Off and Landing Devices (Figure 3), and a fast prototyping system using MATLAB/Simulink, Real-Time C++ Complier, and ERAU Support Block set to transmit and receive flight data to the Ardupilot autopilot (Figure 4).
Contributions:
- Primary Investigator in a funded undergraduate research project
- Researching on the efficiency and optimization of STOL methods
- Incorporated the use of MATLAB Simulink for augmented take-off and landing
- Incorporated and lead submission to AIAA’s 17th Annual Design Build Fly Competition
NASA Hybrid Rocket Competition
NASA Hybrid Rocket Competition
(August 2013 - May 2014)
Summary: The objective of the competition is to build and launch a hybrid powered rocket. There are two categories of competition to choose from. The first category consists of launching a hybrid rocket to the maximum altitude. The second category challenges the teams to fly their rocket closest to 2000 feet in altitude. There must be at least two teams competing in each category. If there is only one team, that team will be asked to move to the other category. - Flordia Space Grant
Contributions:
- Assisted team lead in organizing budget and build schedule
- Assisted in optimizing rocket design using RockSim and OpenRocket simulator software
- Assisted in manufacturing of carbon fiber body tube
- Lead of the design and construction of a new hybrid rocket ground support launch system
NAR Level 1 Certification
NAR Level 1 Certification
(August 2013 - May 2014)
- Built a high powered rocket for level 1 Certification
- Learned the proper handling and manufacturing techniques with epoxy resin and fiberglass
- Certified to launch and buy rocket motors with “I” classification impulse
2012
2012
High-Speed Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Competition
High-Speed Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Competition
(October 2011 - April 2012)
- Aided in the design and optimization of an UAV capable of 130 mph
- Incorporated the use of aerodynamics, aircraft structures, and optimization
- Worked on mission objective of a banner deployment system, vertical take-off landing gear, aerodynamic optimization, and construction
- Competed against teams of graduate students and placing an honorable 3rd
- Created Embry-Riddle AIAA Chapter Promotional Video
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