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PROTOTYPE LABWORKS | JETWINGS TECHNOLOGIES

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INVOLVING DESIGN, FABRICATION AND FLIGHT TESTING

Three types of projects are available,

1. Fixed wing aircrafts2. Multicopters3. Ornithopters/ flapping wing

1. FIXED WING AIRCRAFTSThese may be designed with specific features such as high payload capacity, long endurance orfor UAV application such as surveillance.

Key project phases

Design Analysis Fabrication testing

Areas covered

Aircraft design, unconventional configuration, extensive aircraft performance analysis.

CAD modelling, simple aerodynamic analysis followed by control simulation and instrumentation

PROJECT TITLES

1. Optimization of a pusher type electric UAV for maximum payload capacity2. Development and testing of an agile/acrobatic aircraft as a technical demonstrator3. Configuration of a fixed wing aircraft for long endurance using solar power4. Development and testing of a canard wing aircraft with composite construction
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2. MULTI COPTER AIRCRAFTSAircrafts involving 2 or more rotors to achieve VTOL may be preferred. Multicopter may be

tricopters, quadcopter, hexcopter, octocopter and variants of the same. These may be radio

controlled or autonomous.

The radio controlled version may be used in verification of unconventional airframe or rotorconfiguration. The resulting product may be prototyped for commercial applications. They may

also be designed to carry out a specific task.

An autonomous UAV may be developed to carry out a specific mission such as

surveillance/moving objects/ predictable missions. This generally involves certain flight path

planning and programming activies

For example

Development of a robust tricopter

Budget: 20-30k

Steps involved

Hand calculation, initial sizing, CFD simulation, structural analysis, Construction and instrumentation Detailed flight testing.

References:

http://www.rcindia.org/multirotors/how-much-does-it-costs-to-make-a-tricopter/
http://www.rcindia.org/multirotors/how-much-does-it-costs-to-make-a-tricopter/http://www.rcindia.org/multirotors/how-much-does-it-costs-to-make-a-tricopter/


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Development of an autonomous Tricopter for surveillance

Budget: 60-80k

The tricopter may be developed for a longer endurance >30min. The build quality wouldensure more durability. Includes use of composite materials in fabrication.

Steps involved

Literature survey on autonomous multirotor vehicles. Hand calculations Initial sizing Design (CATIA/autocad) Analysis structural and CFD (ANSYS) Control engineering and simulations Fabrication and instrumentation Flight testing

Areas covered

Rotary wing Aerodynamics, CFD, control systems, instrumentation

PROJECT TITLES

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Design and development of a robust multicopter* for smoke release2. Design and development of a multicopter for fire fighting3. Development and testing of multicopter with contra rotating rotors4. Optimization of a multicopter for autonomous flight5. Development of a micro multirotor aircraft for surveillance mission6. Design, analysis and testing the effects of different shroud configurations on a

multicopter

7. Highly stable data recorder multicopter with contra rotating propellers.


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*multicopter may refer to any aircraft with more than 2 rotors = tri, quad, hex, octo.


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3. ORNITHOPTERS/ FLAPPING WINGFlapping wing aircraft requires complex control function and structural precision. Involves

understanding of complex aerodynamics to simulate bird flight. The advantage of flapping flight

is low power consumption.

Steps involved

Literature survey on autonomous multirotor vehicles. Hand calculations Initial sizing Design (CATIA/autocad) Analysis structural and CFD (ANSYS) Control engineering and simulations Fabrication and instrumentation Flight testing

Areas covered

Advanced aerodynamics, micro controllers, flight dynamics, CFD, impact resistance

PROJECT TITLES

1. Development of an ornithopter with least flapping rate2. Image stabilization for a practical application of ornithopter flight

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