Design of a Heavy Lift RC Aircraft - Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Aero Design® West Competition Team
Faculty Mentor Name
Shigeo Hayashibara
Document Type
Presentation
Location
Jim and Linda Lee Planetarium
Start Date
5-10-2018 3:00 PM
End Date
5-10-2018 3:10 PM
Abstract
The SAE Aero West design competition challenges undergraduate students to design and build an RC aircraft that will fly with the maximum number of passengers and luggage possible. The ERAU SAE team focuses on simulation-based research and project methods such as Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), aircraft optimization, and Finite Element Analysis (FEA). Designing and manufacturing a well-designed heavy lift aircraft and competing with other groups will give experience in solving engineering problems. The Aerodynamics team is currently focusing on score optimization, aircraft performance and configuration. The propulsion team is constructing a test rig to test various propellers and motors to find optimal options for propulsion to best use the allotted 1000 watts of power. After passing a Preliminary Design Review (PDR), the aircraft manufacturing will begin. The team is intended to attend the competition in April 2019 at Van Nuys, California.
Design of a Heavy Lift RC Aircraft - Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Aero Design® West Competition Team
Jim and Linda Lee Planetarium
The SAE Aero West design competition challenges undergraduate students to design and build an RC aircraft that will fly with the maximum number of passengers and luggage possible. The ERAU SAE team focuses on simulation-based research and project methods such as Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), aircraft optimization, and Finite Element Analysis (FEA). Designing and manufacturing a well-designed heavy lift aircraft and competing with other groups will give experience in solving engineering problems. The Aerodynamics team is currently focusing on score optimization, aircraft performance and configuration. The propulsion team is constructing a test rig to test various propellers and motors to find optimal options for propulsion to best use the allotted 1000 watts of power. After passing a Preliminary Design Review (PDR), the aircraft manufacturing will begin. The team is intended to attend the competition in April 2019 at Van Nuys, California.