Stanford UAV Club - Design, Build, Fly Team
I have been a member of the Stanford University UAV club for two years, and am currently part of the leadership board. The UAV club manages multiple project and competition teams as well as organizes and hosts many company outreach events throughout the year. I am the Structural and Manufacturing Lead for the Design, Build, Fly team (DBF) under the UAV club, which I have competed with for two years.
DBF Competition Team
We compete in the annual Cessna/Raytheon Missile Systems Student Design Build Fly competition designing, fabricating, and demonstrating the flight capabilities of an unmanned, electric powered, radio controlled aircraft
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We placed 21st out of 91 teams last year, with the smallest team size in the competition
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The team designs and constructs up to three prototype aircraft prior to the final competition vehicle
Our team utilizes tools such as Solidworks, XFLR, and ECalc to test and model different designs
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Accepted into this years competition, taking place in April
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My Contributions to DBF
Currently the Manufacturing and Structural Lead for the DBF team, managing all structural and manufacturing aspects of the aircraft
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Co-created general and detailed CAD models of the prototype and final aircraft in Solidworks
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Co-design of several subsystems in the aircraft, including passenger and payload placement, landing gear designs, brackets, bulkheads, and others
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Implementation of composite construction system using vacuum bagging and carbon fiber materials for various parts of the aircraft
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Co-authored Proposal and main Design Report for competition this and last year
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Designed and 3D printed several parts of the aircraft
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Mentored new members of the team, helping to train them in software and manufacturing skills
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Manage up to four other students in my group
UAV Club 101 Course
The 101 course is a introduction to the construction of air vehicles run by students in the UAV club
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I am now a mentor for the course, teaching students to understand the structure of and build a simple RC quadcoptor
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Students' quadcoptors can be flown by the student or on an autonomous, pre-determined flight path programmed by the student as part of the course