Is this project an undergraduate, graduate, or faculty project?
Undergraduate
Project Type
group
Campus
Daytona Beach
Authors' Class Standing
Jett Valle, Senior, vallej4@my.erau.edu Kendall Jarrett, Senior, jarretk2@my.erau.edu Spencer Armstrong, Senior, armsts14@my.erau.edu Cassandra Patterson, Senior, pattec19@my.erau.edu Jace Martin, Senior, martj337@my.erau.edu Bastien Melin, Senior, melinb1@my.erau.edu Andrew Zubyk, Senior, ZUBYKA@my.erau.edu
Lead Presenter's Name
Andrew Zubyk
Lead Presenter's College
DB College of Engineering
Faculty Mentor Name
Alberto Mello
Abstract
Akriveia Aerospace is focused on the design of a high strength and efficient structure to accommodate the small size of Akriveia Aerospace’s Accipiter aircraft while ensuring the structure’s ability to sustain the required loadings. Emphasis is placed on wing spar, fuselage bulkhead, bulkhead-to-spar bracket, skin, and spar web sizing; as well as the fasteners used to join the structural components. The Accipiter was inspired based on historical and modern fighter/interceptor aircraft, such as the F-16 Fighting Falcon and F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Preliminary sizing was conducted using conventional evaluation techniques; future aims involve validation using Finite Element Analysis. Due to the Accipiter’s reduced size and single engine design, high loads are acting on less internal structural volume, driving new geometric designs to reduce stress concentrations and weight while preserving internal payload capability. Additionally, emphasis was placed on using conventional materials such as aluminum to minimize cost. In response to the United States’ need for larger quantities of capable fighter/interceptor aircraft to enforce and project air sovereignty, the Accipiter’s structure has been designed to sustain high loading while utilizing internal space efficiently; thus, resulting in a lower cost interceptor aircraft for the United States Military.
Did this research project receive funding support (Spark, SURF, Research Abroad, Student Internal Grants, Collaborative, Climbing, or Ignite Grants) from the Office of Undergraduate Research?
No
Included in
Internal Structural Design for Low-Cost Unmanned Fighter/Interceptor Aircraft
Akriveia Aerospace is focused on the design of a high strength and efficient structure to accommodate the small size of Akriveia Aerospace’s Accipiter aircraft while ensuring the structure’s ability to sustain the required loadings. Emphasis is placed on wing spar, fuselage bulkhead, bulkhead-to-spar bracket, skin, and spar web sizing; as well as the fasteners used to join the structural components. The Accipiter was inspired based on historical and modern fighter/interceptor aircraft, such as the F-16 Fighting Falcon and F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Preliminary sizing was conducted using conventional evaluation techniques; future aims involve validation using Finite Element Analysis. Due to the Accipiter’s reduced size and single engine design, high loads are acting on less internal structural volume, driving new geometric designs to reduce stress concentrations and weight while preserving internal payload capability. Additionally, emphasis was placed on using conventional materials such as aluminum to minimize cost. In response to the United States’ need for larger quantities of capable fighter/interceptor aircraft to enforce and project air sovereignty, the Accipiter’s structure has been designed to sustain high loading while utilizing internal space efficiently; thus, resulting in a lower cost interceptor aircraft for the United States Military.