DESIGN FABRICATION AND ANALYSIS OF ELECTRIC POWERED AIRCRAFT ALONG WITH ANOTHER AIRCRAFT HAVING AUTONOMOUS TAKE OFF AND LANDING CAPABILITIES ANALYSIS TO BE DONE THROUGH DIFFERNT CAD AND CFD S

The aim of this project is to design, build and fly RC aircrafts for different DBFC competition across the country and internationally. Along with designing and manufacturing RC aircrafts with electric power source, another aircraft with engine is also to be designed and manufactured. Along with the

Project Title

DESIGN FABRICATION AND ANALYSIS OF ELECTRIC POWERED AIRCRAFT ALONG WITH ANOTHER AIRCRAFT HAVING AUTONOMOUS TAKE OFF AND LANDING CAPABILITIES ANALYSIS TO BE DONE THROUGH DIFFERNT CAD AND CFD SOFTWARES

Project Area of Specialization

Mechanical Engineering

Project Summary

The aim of this project is to design, build and fly RC aircrafts for different DBFC competition across the country and internationally. Along with designing and manufacturing RC aircrafts with electric power source, another aircraft with engine is also to be designed and manufactured. Along with these remote controlled flying vehicles another aircraft with autonomous capability is to be manufactured. This aircraft must an ability to autonomously takeoff and land all the while performing some infilght maneuvers.

Project Objectives

The main objective of this project would be to design a mini UAV capable of performing the requisite missions as proposed by the mission requirements of various competitions. 

Other major goals include the successful autonomous flight of a mini UAV, and manufacturing an engine powered UAV. 

Project Implementation Method

The implementation would kick off with rigorous design process. A course would be undertaken to completely understand the design process. A high end research on the autonomous systems would be carried out to implement the auntonomous concept on the UAVs.

Benefits of the Project

This project would let the students develop a hands on experience on implementation of aircraft design concepts. They will also have a taste of manufacturing whereby they shall learn how to work ethically and how the intricate process of aircraft design and manufacturing is to be Carried out. Furthermore by successfully completing the autonomous flight challenge, which is a relatively new field, students would be able to understand the importance of modern technologies and how well they help us in improving the safety of aviation industry. 

This project would kick start a new phase of study and would present and well documented research and the methods that can be employed to achive the auntonomous flight capacity for any aerial system.

Technical Details of Final Deliverable

The project is a design and development oriented project. The design and development would include designing a new UAV from the scratch. This would require understanding key concepts of aircraft design process. Further the manufacturing part will lead to a better understanding of how to implement the design and how to tackle with the challenges that appear in the manufacturing process.

Multiple software packages such as catia, solid works and RDS would be used in shaping the UAV. MATLAB, AID and XFLR would be utilized in order to check the performance and stability of the proposed design. Finally, a CFD analysis would be performed to check the working of model and how it behaves in different scenarios. What is the lift coefficient and how much drag is produced by the aircraft. Structural analysis will also be performed to see if the aircraft's structure is strong enough to withstand the applied aerodynamic loadings. 

The manufacturing will include working on different high end machines which include the laser cutting machine, 3D printing. To use the available resources the aircraft design would be optimized and revamped with respect to available resources. The design process for all the three types of UAVs would be same with slight differences in electrically powered and engine powered UAVs.

The autonomous UAV would require understanding the deep knowledge of autonomous systems. For a successful autonomous flight software package such as Qground Control and Mission planner will be utilized. These software packages help in defining the flight path and the missions the aircraft will perform by defining several way pount along the flight path which will be preloaded by the user.

The main requirements of the autonomous aircraft is a good flight controller. Flight controllers work on the system of feed back and they cancle out disturbances which can happen in flight. The flight controller senses the disturbance and cancles it out which gives the aircraft the capacity to carry on woth it's original flight path. PIXHAWK and RASPBERRY PIE are the most flight controllers utilized in this aspect.

Final Deliverable of the Project

Hardware System

Core Industry

Manufacturing

Other Industries

Core Technology

3D/4D Printing

Other Technologies

Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education

Required Resources

If you need this project, please contact me on contact@adikhanofficial.com