After research in the field of filament winding has provided a innovative way of impregnating carbon fibers on a spool, a disposition tool had to be designed and manufactured to serve as a basis for further research in the field of robotic filament winding.
Hereby, I devided the tool in subassemblies and introduced different conceps for each part. After manufacturing prototypes, I conducted performance tests and compared the results in order to find the best solution based on functionality and costs.
In the end, I attached the tool to a robot and manufactured a demonstrator part to validate its functionality.
The tool was featured in the university’s Excellence Cluster Proposal video (at 1:55 min.).
In a group of four, we designed a 70-seat hybrid electric commuter aircraft.
Withing this groupwork I assisted in creating various airplane configurations and constructing a decision matrix which served as a baseline in selecting the proper configuration.
A low wing aircraft with a cruciform empennage and two impellers in the rear section of the fuselage met all the requirements.
Besides sizing the fuselage, empennage and landing gear, I was in change of the weight & balance analysis and creating the cabin layout.
This was a fun project where I used rapid prototyping to convert a leaf blower into a bubble machine.