RUNNING HEAD : L'AVION DU NORD 1
RWDC - L'avion du Nord
Nawah Ahmad, Ulrich Atongazi, Sean Harrigan, Haris Khalid
January 6, 2021
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Materials
Apparatus Materials
- Framework with loading platform
- 4 Brushless DC Motors
- RC Flight Controller
- RF Receiver
- Control Server
- Aircraft Propellers
- Lithium Ion Rechargeable Batteries
- Charging Station
Design Materials
- Measuring Tape
- DC Electrical Multimeter
- Soldering Iron
- Solder
- Electrical Tape
- Electrical Wire
- AutoCad Software
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Methods
Construction of Drone
1. Design and construct an Unmanned Aircraft Vehicle (UAV) framework, with allowance
for carrying a large load
2. Mount motors and propellers to UAV framework, with space allowance away from each
propeller such that no propellers collide with one another.
3. Mount the flight controller and antenna underneath the UAV, and wire the brushless
motors to the flight controller
4. Mount the appropriate Lithium Ion battery to the framework, and do not connect the
battery to the flight controller.
5. Design and assemble the charging apparatus, such that it can charge the Lithium Ion
batteries.
6. Design and assemble the flight control server, and program such apparatus to
communicate with the UAV
7. Connect battery to flight controller, and run drone commands from the main control
server.
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Data and Results
Within these past few weeks, the team has been hard at work establishing an Engineering
Notebook for this particular project. Said notebook is to include more information on our
project’s mission, how we plan to use the prototyped UAVs in a network for efficient package
delivery, details on our finalized business proposal, and more crucial components from this
project. This notebook will be posted on our website no later than Friday, January 8, 2021, as
this is the posted deadline for the Real World Design Challenge State Competition.
● Nanomap: It models the uncertainty of a drone’s location for accurate drone navigation
over time, Depth sensing is used in order to measure its surroundings. It also includes
searching its previous history of its recent views to predict how to move in an unseen
area. Computer scientists have been working on adding advances to drones which allow
them to pinpoint their locations, understand surroundings, and travel with limited
difficulty. Tracking uncertainty can help scientists in improving its ability to travel better
in different surroundings.
● Digital Gearbox: A company named Top Flight has been working on creating hybrid
drones. They have been working on changes for Digital Gearbox, a microscale hybrid
engine concept. It copies the same systems of engines in vehicles but uses electricity to
control everything by putting gasoline into a small generator from which a digital
gearbox sends pulses to the electronics and motors. Pulsing electricity can allow control
of the torque and revolutions per minute of the motor.for control of torque and
revolutions per minute of the motor. Scientists can determine how far a drone with this
engine can travel and make any adjustments if needed for maximum optimization
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Concept Sketch
Above is our team's first concept sketch of a Unmanned Aircraft Vehicle (UAV) for our
project. Each unique part is labeled throughout the sketch, such as the structural, mechanical, and
payload components. This is not our final sketch, but it has addressed certain design flaws to
reconsider, such as access to charging, better landing support, and concerns of drone lifting force
from one motor. New concepts will come in the future, and can be viewed in our team
Engineering Notebook, which may be found on our website no later than Friday, January 8,
2021.
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