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PhD Research
PhD Research
Sub-scale CHEETA
Sub-scale CHEETA
The primary focus of my PhD over the first two years has been to contribute to CHEETA project. This work has primarily focused on the design, manufacturing, and testing of a subscale flight test vehicle.
Power System
Power System
In preparation for flight testing, a complete aircraft powertrain was ground tested. The findings are published through AIAA:
Quad Flapper
Quad Flapper
Flapping Wing Micro Air Vehicle
Flapping Wing Micro Air Vehicle
Designed & fabricated a flapping winged robot based on research collaboration with graduate students
Invented a system for yawing the aircraft without any additional moving parts & filed associated patent application
Published a paper through the AIAA detailing results of experiments performed
Design Build Fly
Design Build Fly
I joined DBF as the only Freshman team member, and was immediately heavily involved. I worked with our chief engineer to conceptualize aircraft layouts and perform analysis on the competition scoring criteria in order to focus design efforts. My official role was as a propulsion engineer and as such I tested and built battery packs, performed tests on various motor / propeller combinations and helped size power systems.
Orthogonal
Orthogonal
During my undergraduate studies I joined forces with Professor Simon Penny, working as part of his Orthogonal group; a dedicated team of researchers developing a unique sailcraft intended to transport goods between remote pacific islands. This research provided me with hands-on experience fabricating large scale composites and further honed my skills as an experimental researcher.
UAV Forge
UAV Forge
One of the other teams at UC Irvine (UAV Forge) also asked for my help as pilot. This team's mission is to build and test fully autonomous aircraft, and I was brought along to act as a backup should their autonomous systems fail. I soon became more involved helping to implement airspeed measuring systems, control tuning, and adding flight logging equipment to their test aircraft.
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