Flight Parameter MeasurementsMichael Skube

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TrackProject Lead AY: 2008-2 – 2008-3

Airframe AMatt Greco

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The Airframe A project will build 6 of the Aero Design Team instructional planes. This design is smaller than the proposed vehicle

platform of the family and cannot carry a large payload. However, they can be used by the other groups to test lightweight, initial

concepts of their projects. This design should be modified as needed, and used to characterize flight dynamics to assist in future design work. The high level goal of this project is to develop a robust aero

platform with a high success rate and extreme ease of interchangeability of costly components. A large portion of work will

be in optimization and redesign.

Airframe BJosh Wagner

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The Airframe B project plane will be modeled after the Aero Design Team's Split Decision aircraft. The payload specifications of the

aircraft will be selected as the standard for this and future designs. The goals of this project are to complete and optimize the design,

make it more rugged, and ensure that it provides a suitable platform for our project.

MeasurementsMichael Skube

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The Measurements group will purchase and test a variety of pressure, temperature, and acceleration sensors. Focus will be not only on calibration and implementation of the sensors with a data

acquisition system but also decide, with input from the Airframe and Controls groups, the locations for the sensors so they can provide the necessary information to control the airframe. Additional monitoring

and measurements will be done on additional onboard airframe properties.

PayloadSteve Sweet

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The Payload group will interact closely with the Airframe B and the Aerial Imaging teams to finalize payload specifications that are

suitable for both projects. This team will also design concepts for bomb-bay doors. The doors will remain closed to reduce drag and protect the imaging equipment when not in use, and will open to

expose the payload when it is needed. These designs will be incorporated into the "A" trainer planes to test their viability. The

best solution will be scaled up and incorporated into the larger "B" plane. The system should be rugged, lightweight, and simple.

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The controls project will consist of taking a Model R/C Plane Dynamics by use of a wind tunnel. The wind tunnel will be used for finding the aerodynamic coefficients, which can then be applied to

the plant model of the control system for the UAV that will be under development. The other focus will be on implementation of the plant

model and wind tunnel testing to actual controllers.

Roadmap Mission StatementProduct Description /Project Overview

The Unmanned Aerial Vehicle family of projects is intended to create an open source, open architecture platform to hold imaging systems for research projects and law enforcement.

Key Business Goals/Project Deliverables The primary business goals of this product are to :Create a product that is more cost effective than existing solutions.Create a stable, easily controlled aerial platform. Create an open source UAV platform that can carry and control an imaging system.

Primary Market / Project OpportunitiesThe primary market for the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle is the RIT College of Imaging Science. It is intended as a tool to facilitate imaging research, and to enhance their image capturing abilities.

Secondary Market / Project OpportunitiesThe secondary market for the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle is Public Safety Officials. Primarily for Law Enforcement to increase their response capabilities, and decrease their reliance on manned aircraft, thus decreasing their aerial costs. This can also be used by fire departments to track wildfires or realtors who sell large tracts of land.

Stakeholders Stakeholders in the design of our product include the following: –R09560 - Open Architecture, Open Source Aerial Imaging Systems–R09230 – Open Architecture, Open Source UAV for Aerial Imaging Systems–College of Imaging Science–Law Enforcement Agencies–Fire Departments–The Communities in which our law enforcement customers reside

Measurements Mission Statement

• The mission of the Measurements group is to provide a means for measuring and calculating all the necessary parameters for the flight of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, primarily through the use of superior measuring devices and accurate dynamic characterizations. We strive to provide accurate data from our measurement systems for in-flight control and monitoring. We strive to exceed engineering standards while encouraging a environment for intellectual growth.

Target Specifications

• Measure required parameters to characterize a test frame’s surrounding conditions as well as its internal conditions

• Provide accurate, relevant and continuous data for the Roadmap Project

• Additional measurements of onboard systems that require continuous measuring/monitoring

• Exact design number and type of measurements, as well as the expected range of this data is still undetermined, but has been rudimentarily discussed

• Customer needs: Require reliable airframe, low maintenance

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Risks AssessmentRisk Consequences Probability Severity Overall Contingency

Insufficient ResourcesInability to

Complete Portions of the Project

L H M Borrow resources if possible, reduce project goals

Insufficient Skills Unable to do Design Work L M L Work with faculty to acquire

necessary skills

Inter-Team Dynamics Decreased Productivity L H L Hold members to norms and meet

often

Roadmap Team Dynamics

Unable to Implement Designs

on AirframeL L L Meet with Team Leads to work out

issues

Supplier Issues Unable to Implement Designs M M M

Spec. common parts that can be interchanged from other suppliers,

contact supplier often

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Final ProjectDocumentation of procedure for calibrating measurement devicesDocumentation of placement of

measurement devicesDocumentation of calculations and how to modify equationsTest platform that shows the

characteristics of a moving objectOutput data required for

Controls Group

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