1. EDGE™ Preliminary Project Overview P09123 – MAV Platform Team Members: Joe Hozdic (Lead)Ming Chow Aaron NashBrian David Giovanni Sorrentino

2. EDGE™ Basic Project Information Project Number and Name –P09123 Micro Aerial Vehicle (MAV) Platform Project Family –Micro Aerial Vehicle Track –Aerospace Systems and Technology Start Term –2009-1 End Term –2009-3 Faculty Guide –Dr. Jeffery Kozak (Mechanical Engineering) – Confirmed Faculty Consultant –Dr. Agamemnon Crassidis (Mechanical Engineering) –Confirmed –Dr. Amitabha Ghosh (Mechanical Engineering) – Not Confirmed Primary Customer –Dr. Jeffery Kozak, RIT MAV Team - Confirmed Secondary Customer –MAV09 Flight Competition

3. EDGE™ Product Description /Project Overview The MAV Family of Projects: To build a semi-autonomous, tending towards full autonomy, air vehicle that will be used in the future for Multidisciplinary Senior Design and for graduate studies in the college of engineering and the college of imaging science. To have a hands on aeronautical project for undergraduate students that is of low cost and simplicity as to be able to be made by hand. To provide an incentive for students as well as exposure of engineering at RIT by competing in the more aggressive United States/Europe MAV competition The P09123 Project will: Develop the Platform for an expandable and re-useable Micro Aerial Vehicle (MAV) that is intended to be used as a basis for current and future MAV design.

4. EDGE™ Concept Development- Identify Customer Needs –Provide undergraduate students with a hands on aero project –Allow for addition of various sensors and other equipment –Integrate various control devices and inputs into the structure –Provide a stable platform from which to base future MAV projects and designs –Provide opportunities for graduate level research projects –Stay within guidelines of MAV09 Competition rules with goal of entering the competition within the next few years –The Micro Air Vehicle needs to be: 1.Cost effective 2.Easy to manufacture 3.Made from readily available materials 4.Less than 1 kg in weight, and 80 cm in any dimension 5.Made from lightweight materials 6.Able to survive a crash with minimal damage to critical components 7.Capable of withstanding sustained flight loads 8.Self-sustainable