The goal of this project is to design and build a small-scale prototype of an autonomous multi-point aerial delivery vehicle with the goal of delivering payloads of 100-250 kg over ranges of 200-500 km. To this end, a fixed wing aircraft with wingspan 10 m and length 8.6 m is designed by modifying an existing aircraft design for similar purposes. Construction of a 1:10 scale prototype of the designed aircraft is reported. Detailed drawings of this prototype are provided. Preliminary results on the prototype construction, electronics assembly, and glide test are reported.

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Creator

• English, Benjamin
• Shrady, Trevor
• Gosselin, Anthony
• Lazo, Johnathan

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 65026
• E-project-042822-101004

Advisor

• Cowlagi, Raghvendra V.

Year

• 2022

Sponsor

• U.S. Army DEVCOM Soldier Center

Date created

• 2022-04-28

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Aerospace Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright