The purpose of this project was to design a remote controlled aircraft for the Society of Automotive Engineers 2018 Aero Design West competition. Students were tasked to employ knowledge of aerodynamics, structural mechanics, control systems, electrical engineering, and design principles to create an airworthy submission. Using various analysis tools, the team designed, constructed, and tested an aircraft capable of carrying 7 pounds of payload for the prescribed competition flight pattern, which limited the takeoff distance to 200 feet and required a circular flight pattern followed by a controlled landing and stop. The 12-foot wingspan aircraft is constructed mostly from foam and aluminum, and conforms to all competition specifications, with the exception of the electric motor power.

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Creator

• Chretien, Emily
• Jones, Timothy Liam
• Peccerillo, Stephen J
• Capozzi, Ryan
• Rice, Blake
• Russell, John
• Clanton, Shintaro N
• Daci, Elio G
• Libby, Andrew Hunter
• Smith, Clifford Edward
• Tokatli, Nabeel J
• Sajjadi, Kamyar

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042418-161050

Advisor

• Olinger, David J.
• Cowlagi, Raghvendra V.

Year

• 2018

Date created

• 2018-04-24

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Aerospace Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright