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Can Drone 4
2023
Abstract
In this project, teams of students collaborated to create a booster-payload system to launch a remote
sensing payload. The remote sensing payload was designed around specific requirements, including having
folding wings, reading temperature and humidity data, flying for a specified amount of time, and recording video and photo data. This was accomplished in 4 design phases: planning, detailed design, building, and closeout. The candrone designed was modeled after a quadcopter with a focus on maintaining weight in the center of the vehicle to increase stability, and was uniquely designed to be 3d printed using FFF printing. The aim was for the drone to be 3D printed, based on the belief that this parameter of the design would facilitate mass production in the future as 3D printing technology improves in accessibility and quality.
Project Details
The candrone-booster configuration may not exceed 1.5kg, limiting the candrone to 500-600 grams as communicated with booster teams. The candrone must be axis-symmetric, endure 3 minutes of uninterrupted stable flight, record photo, video, temperature and humidity data, and altitude during launch and flight. The vehicle should be autonomous, recoverable and redeployable, and re-armed to to fly again within 1 hour. The budget of the vehicle may not exceed $1,250.
Project Objective
The objective aim of this project is to design and create a remote sensing payload capable of recording
video, photos, and temperature data, to be launched and deployed by a booster rocket, fly for 3 minutes, and land back at launch site, by 4 students with a budget of $1250.
Mission Needs
To fulfil its mission, the drone must be able to be launched by a booster, weigh 1.5 kg or less when combined with the booster, and must fly and record
temperature and humidity data before returning to its starting position.
