Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “2017-2018”
Hello everyone, the past two weeks our team was busying with the design analysis, manufacturing methods, and the development of the tilting mechanism. From what I have mentioned in last blog, our team has sized the lifting fan and chose the motor attachment. After sizing the lifting fan, we started with the center of gravity calculation for both cruise and …
Near the end of this past week, another opportunity for a flight test appeared. While there was not enough time to safely attach the avionics such as the camera or PixHawk 2, the prototype plane will be flying with a dummy payload to test and ensure the prototype’s ability to fly with the weight of the avionics mounted. As this …
Hours of collaboratively working on Google Slides later, our 127-page Preliminary Design Review (PDR) is finally complete. From fact-checking content, fixing grammar errors, to creating tables and diagrams, the presentation required a great amount of effort and attention to detail from the team. Fortunately, all eight members of the CanSat team were able to make important contributions to the presentation …
This past weekend UAV Forge had its first flight test of the Sig-T kit plane. After working hard the week prior, the Structures team managed to get the plane assembled and ready for action allowing them to go to Blackstar Canyon with DBF. Unfortunately, no avionics (not necessary to fly) was tested as there wasn’t time to mount them. In …
Hello Again! It’s good to be back, and we have been busy! Joining us this quarter is Allen Kine, an former Northrop Grumman industry specialist. He will be helping us this quarter with research and testing. Also joining us as a team lead is Tyler McNally, a 4th year Material Science Engineering Major. He will be replacing our old purchasing …
During week 2, the FSAE Electric Racecar team was visited by Karma Automotive. They gave feedback on our current designs, showed their current cars, and gave a presentation about their company. Additionally, we were able to complete the design of our body. The body will be made out of a combination of wood and fiberglass and weigh less than 25 …
Hi Everyone, Here is a weekly update on the winter quarter progress of the drone tethering team. Last week, each member were assigned roles in 4 subteams, comprising of (1) the control system, (2) the circuitry, (3) the encapsulment, and (4) the reeling system design. The control team is responsible for implementing a PID control to provide constant tension on …
As we enter a new quarter we are currently shifting gears from talking about the project and designing plans to prototype and create, into doing just that, prototyping and creating something that can be held and touched in the physical world This week, our sensor subsystem is complete after we came back from the break. We will definately be moving …
To start off the new quarter, UAV Forge is jumping headfirst back into work. During the break, Forge has seen slight shifts in membership and leadership. The most significant of these changes are the promotion of Willy Chang to Chief Engineer of the Avionics and Ground Station teams and the promotions of Patrick Chung and Matthew Novencido to team leads …
