1. ES100 Engineering Design Project Micro Air Vehicle
Group 1
Professor Kung

2. Group Members Group Leader: Ben Hindman Jamie Ertel Sam Cheng
Jonathan Kandel
Lainey Bartos
Michael Kelly

3. UAVs
What is it?
An Unmanned Aerial, or Air, Vehicle (UAV) is according to MSN Encarta an "uncrewed reconnaissance vehicle: an uncrewed aerial vehicle that can fly over combat zones and staging areas, dropping supplies to troops, releasing bombs, carrying out reconnaissance on enemy forces."
Uses?
Remote sensing
Commercial aerial surveillance
Oil, gas and mineral exploration and production
Transport
Scientific research
Armed attacks
Search and rescue

4. Objectives
Utilize the knowledge learned in each phase of the course including conceptual design using engineering sketches, detailed design using Pro/ Engineer, and cost analysis and material list preparation using Excel to design a micro air vehicle

5. Design Details 1. Structure and payload requirements
A quick mount should be provided for a 20-g micro DVR.
The maximum weight of the vehicle including payload should be 450 g.
2. Mode of flight requirements
Ground takeoff and landing is required (no toss).
3. Power and propulsion requirements
The vehicle must be able to fly for at least 5 minutes without replenishing or recharging its energy source.
4. Control requirements
The vehicle must be controlled by a 2.4G Hz radio
transmitter in a 50’x30’x20’ indoor space with smooth
floor. (The width of an NBA basket ball court is 50’)

6. Design Details cont. 5. Mission requirements
Endurance - fly as many figure 8 paths around two pylons separated by 30’ in five minutes.
6. Cost requirements
Total as-built replacement cost of the vehicle and the trainer must be less than $250.
The cost must be broken down in a Bill of Materials (BOM), in which the Fair Market Value (FMV) of each component must be listed along with the part number, vendor and quantity.
7. Product deliverables
The MAV.
The preliminary design presentation (PowerPoint slide file)
The final design presentation (PowerPoint slide file)
The final printed design report.

7. Design Drawings
Slowstick assembly

8. Design Drawings
Camera mount

9. Parts List and Cost Part Quantity Price Total Cost Plane Battery 1
$7.50
Charger
$44.70
Motor
$24.70
Transmitter
$32.00
Receiver
$9.00
GWS Slowstick Kit
$25.00
Trainer Plane
$100.00
Controler Batteries 8
$0.50
$4.00
$246.90

10. Gantt Chart

11. Practice with trainer

12. Assembling the GWS Slowstick
For the assembly, our group met over a weekend and worked together at a team member’s house.
For the most part, we followed the instructions of the book given to us. We also improvised for some steps because of different parts.

13. Problems Assembling Male/ Female Connectors
Adjusting Rudder and Elevator
Connecting Controller and Receiver
Reversed left and right controls

14. Practice with slowstick

15. Conclusion
By using the multiple aspects of Engineering we learned, including designing sketches, creating designs on Pro Engineer and creating Excel spreadsheets, we were able to create a micro air vehicle that fulfilled the requirements listed. In addition, our group members improved as problem solvers and team workers through this project. In the end, we accomplished our goal of creating a micro air vehicle that could take off on its own, stay in flight for 5 minutes on an energy source and land under its own power. The plane had the ability to fly in a figure eight shape as the rubric instructed.

16. Sources http://www.theuav.com/uav_photos.html