UFO Generation #6
Bluetooth Communication: Smart Phone Applications Spring 2016
Posted by: Luis Valdivia (Project Manager) Written by: Anthony Becerril (Mission, Systems, and Test Engineer) Table of contents: Introduction EZ-GUI Ground Station BTCon2Dron Conclusion Additional Resources Introduction: Upon setting up the new bluetooth module, the next step was researching application solutions on how to control the quadcopter with bluetooth communication. After researching, we found two […]
Verification and Validation Matrices Spring 2016 UFO
Posted by: Luis Valdivia (Project Manager) Written by: Anthony Becerril (Mission, Systems, and Test Engineer) In order to have mission success we look back to our requirements and seeing the status of meeting them. They have been updated after further discussion and meeting with the customer and their needs. The most up to date requirements […]
Critical Design Review Debrief Spring 2016 UFO
Posted by: Luis Valdivia (Project Manager) Written by: Anthony Becerril (Mission, Systems, and Test Engineer) This blogpost will cover the debrief to our group after presenting out Critical Design Review. Next to every topic is the grade received along with feedback from our instructor and division managers. Click here to access our Critical Design Review. Table […]
RC Control Spring 2016
Posted by: Luis Valdivia(Project Manager) Written by: Kevin Nguyen(Electronics and Controls) Table of Contents: – Introduction – Transmitter and Receiver – Setting up the MultiWii – MultiWii GUI – Arming and Disarming Introduction: Being able to use the RC controller early on in this project will be very beneficial since it will make […]
Spring 2016 Additional Fan Bracket Design
Posted by: Luis Valdivia (Project Manager) Written by: Juan Mendez (Manufacturing Engineer) Table of Contents: Introduction Design Conclusion Introduction: Since weight became an issue with our vehicle, we had to think of an alternative solution to fix the yaw problem. Our alternative solution was to add an additional brushless fan to counter the yaw problem. […]
Spring 2016 re-design of structure rods
Posted by: Luis Valdivia (Project Manager) Written by: Juan Mendez (Manufacturing Engineer) Table of contents Introduction Approach Re-design Introduction Space and weight was an issue with the vehicle. Since we were going to add a buck converter to control the brushless fans we had to reduce the weight of our current vehicle in order to compensate for […]
Spring 2016 Trade off study: 5 Blade EDF vs 10 Blade EDF
Written by: Luis Valdivia (Project Manager) Posted by: Luis Valdivia (Project Manager) Table of contents Introduction Results Conclusion Introduction: Due to weight concerns, the spring 2016 UFO Ab-ducted group was advised [by the instructor] to perform trade off studies between 5 blade Electric Ducted Fans (EDFs) and 10 blade Electric Ducted Fans (EDFs). This […]
Design(s) of 3D printed attachments Spring 2016
Posted by: Luis Valdivia (Project Manager) Written by: Juan Mendez (Manufacturing Engineer) Our vehicle has a yaw problem which causes it to be unstable. After brainstorming a few ideas, we have decided to attack this problem by adding on attachments in order to perform thrust vector control using servos and also be adding flaps to redirect the […]
Current Draw spring 2016
Posted by: Luis Valdivia(Project Manager) Written by: Kevin Nguyen(Electronics and Controls) Table of Contents: – Introduction – Shunt Resistor – Results Introduction: We encountered a problem while measuring the current draw of the motors; the motors were drawing too much current for the multimeter to read. To solve this, we used a shunt resistor […]
UFO Spring 2016 – EDF Area Coverage With Flap Length Calculations
Written and posted by: Luis Valdivia (Project Manager) Table of contents: Introduction Approach Formulas Conclusion Possible Solution Introduction: When attempting to angle the thrust coming from the Electric Ducted Fan (EDF), there is a risk of covering the ducted fan area to prevent vertical flight. This post will explain our research done to determine […]