Easy-to-Assemble UAV Prototype using 3-D Printer and Wireless Energy Transfer Technologies
Abstract
This research project consists of creating a simple UAV prototype by using Three Dimensional Printing technologies for the development of parts with easy to assemble capabilities. The design of drones at undergraduate level, constitutes an excellent opportunity to apply the theory learned in class into a interdisciplinary project that can involve Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Project Management, Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Design, Manufacturing, Testing, among the others: this multidisciplinary environment constitutes a very good training for the real design scenarios that our future graduates will face once at work, be it in the Academia or in the Industry. The University of Puerto Rico at MayagŸez (UPRM) hosts the Center for Aerospace and Unmanned Systems Engineering (CAUSE), and a Minor in Aerospace Engineering is present at the Department of Mechanical Engineering. In addition, the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez (UPRM) is increasingly involved in the design and development of UAVs, with several ongoing research projects, and a more than twelve years tradition in the participation in UAV competitions and in the use of drones as educational instruments. In addition, many Alumni of UPRM are working in the area of UAVs.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Mar 18, 2019
- Source ID
- W911NF1910194
Entities
People
- Marco Menegozzo
Organizations
- Army Contracting Command
- United States Army
- University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez