Tethered Glider - Base Station Group P16462 Sarah Collmus Laura Arciniegas Kevin Collins Aleksandr Kim Michael Ostaszewski Kevin Larkin Sukmin Lee Design Engineer Drafting Engineer Systems Engineer Aero Engineer Stress Simulation Engineer Controls Engineer Electronics Engineer Project Manager Facilitator Pilot Purchaser Publisher Communications Publisher

Background Problem Statement and Deliverables Use Scenarios Customer Needs Engineering Requirements Project Plan Risk Management Questions Agenda

Current wind gathering systems cannot go much higher due to cost constraints associated with the base An alternate method would be to use a glider tethered to a base station Potential to reach higher altitudes Potential to reduce costs in base construction Background - Need for Project

Background - Similar Projects Ampyx PowerMakani Power ●Comparable energy generation with a 90% reduction in materials ●Glider travels in random flight path ●Weather sensor information to decide if lanch / land needed ●Automated launch and land capabilities ●Grounded generator turned by tether reeling in and out ●Generates 50% more energy with 90% less material ●Kite simulates tip of turbine blade (vertical flight path) ●Computers use GPS to find optimal flight path ●Rotors act as propellers to launch kite ●In flight, rotors allowed to free-rotate, and send energy down tether to generator

Background - Previous MSD groups Current project is the 3rd iteration of the Wind Energy System focused on horizontal flight paths - previous two attempted a vertical path ●P Wind Energy Base Station ○Glider gradually lost altitude with every cycle ●P Wind Energy Glider ○Glider was not able to attain desired flight path Recommendations by previous groups ●Two point bridle system ●Some form of automation to fly or a skilled pilot

Problem Statement

Create the base station to that a purchased glider would be tethered to The base should be designed to be portable and 360 degree motion about a vertical axis. Base station must have a reel system to reel in/out the glider while maintaining a taut tether Video recordings of all official trials Deliverables Ampyx Technology Concept

Use Scenarios Goal of this project is more of a “proof of concept.” Further research will be required before the system can be cleared for use..

Customer Requirements

Engineering Requirements

Project Plan - Phase I Phase 1: Problem DefinitionTasks Date CompleteReason not Completed Push to Phase II? Send out PO for the plane and other materials if not included with the plane9/10/ Meet with graduate student Glen Gavi9/3/ Gather & run Gavi's simulations- Program not acquirable until week 1 of Phase II, Glen out of townYes Translate simulation data- Program not acquirable until week 1 of Phase II, Glen out of townYes Talk to Dr. Kempski about acquiring a transmitter and an ESC-New plane comes with transmitterNo Final Date for all Phase 1 tasks9/10/2015

Project Plan - Phase II Phase 2: Systems DesignTasks Set A - Plane Flight Date completeSet B - Design and ProgrammingDate complete Assemble the planeGather & run Gavi's simulations Find a place in Rochester to test flightsTranslate simulation data Practice Untethered Flight Learn basic computer coding program for flight simulation Research on reel systems Determine how to keep tether taught upon launch Research launch and land systems of RC planes Concept designs of base Final Date for all Phase 2 tasks10/1/2015

Risk Management 1=least 4=most

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