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CAPSTONE PREVIEW Rotorcraft Unmanned Aerial System

February 12th , 2014

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MISSION: POSSIBILITIES

Forest Fire Detection

Medical Delivery

Aerial Photography

Film Making

Surveillance Search & Rescue

Environmental Research

Security

Meteorology

Pipeline Monitoring

PARTNERSHIP

3 Ref: Bell Helicopter Textron < http://www.bellhelicopter.textron.com/>

2012/13

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PROJECT PLAN

Conceptual Design

Detailed Design

Manufacturing & Assembly

2013/14

2014/15

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DESIGN OVERVIEW

4x 1.4m Radius Blades

Fully Articulated Hub

Fenestron Tail Rotor

Composite Tailboom GTOW: 80 kg Payload: 30kg

2013-2014

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NEXT YEARS OUTLOOK

2014-2015

Testing

Design

Avionics

Simulations

Manufacturing

• Finalize Detailed design

• Integrating systems

• Tail section needs work

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DESIGN

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SIMULATIONS

• Rotor blade optimization

• Computational fluid dynamics

• Finite element analysis

• Smart Rotor

• Components

• Landing gear

• Blades

• Coupons

• Composite faring

• Subsystem level in preparation for testing

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MANUFACTURING

• Validating this years designs and comparing to simulations

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TESTING

• ArduPilot

• ARDUINO Mega 2560

• Maxi Joker RC test bed

• Hardware in the loop simulations

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AVIONICS

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Search: Carleton University rotorcraft UAV project

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