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L1: Introduction to Design (de Weck)
L2: Hand Sketching (Wallace) |
Form teams, Sketch initial designs by hand, Tour the facilities |
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L3: Airfoil Analysis, Xfoil Tutorial (Drela)
L4: CAD Modeling, SolidWorks® Tutorial (de Weck) |
Choose initial airfoil, Rough sizing, Hand calculation of lift, drag and mass, Initial design of support structure |
(A) Hand sketch of conceptual design (1 page) |
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L5: Computer Aided Engineering (CAE)-FEM (de Weck)
L6: Design Optimization (de Weck) |
Start FEM modeling, Refine loads analysis
Introduction to aero-structural interactions and optimization, Refine initial design |
(B) Initial 2-D airfoil design and analysis (2-page memo) |
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L7: Guest Lecture: Bill Taylor (ArvinMeritor)
L8: Introduction to CAM (de Weck, Col. Young) |
Introduction to water-jet cutter, and foam cutter (Col. Young), Lab work, Start manufacturing |
(C) Initial 3-D SolidWorks® model (2-page memo) |
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L9: Structural Testing (de Weck) |
Continue building wing, manufacture support structure, perform assembly |
(D) Final 3-D CAD model, including airfoil and FEM analysis (4-page report) |
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L10: Wind Tunnel Testing (Perdichizzi) |
Structural load test |
(E) Completed wing assignment (1-page report on manufacturing) |
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Testing - Wind Tunnel Test |
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Preparation for the Final Review |
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(F) Final testing report (2-page report) |
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L11: Guest Lectures: Dr. Jaroslaw Sobieski, NASA
Dr. David Chang, GM
Critical Design Review (CDR) |
Give final presentations; Announce winner of design competition |
(G) CDR presentation (max 7 slides), reflective memo (1 page) |