VARIABLE SWEEP FLYING WING
INDEPENDENT ENGINEERING RESEARCH PROJECT
SEPTEMBER 2020 - MARCH 2021
Full research project title:
The Variable Sweep Flying Wing: Investigating a Novel Concept for Small Scale UAVs
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Summary + Context
Summary + Context
I designed and flew a new type of flying wing capable of varying its sweep in flight, allowing the design to its geometry to the optimal flight condition (high agility requires high sweep, high efficiency demands lower sweep). I used MATLAB to optimize the geometry of the wing to ensure my variable sweep design's energy efficiency would be compared against the theoretical optimal fixed sweep wing design.
This was an independent project I conducted at home. The purpose was both to advance both the aerospace field and for myself to learn more about the engineering design process.
For this project, I was nominated and inducted as a fellow of the American Junior Academy of Science (AJAS) and presented my project at an American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) conference.
Skills Used
Skills Used
Design Techniques: Computer Aided Design (CAD), Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Design
Manufacturing: 3D Printing, Laser Cutting, Soldering, Hand-Assembly
Software Applications: Fusion 360, EasyEDA, Inkscape, Arduino IDE
Programming Languages & Tools: MATLAB, C++
Project Powerpoint
Project Powerpoint
This powerpoint was used to present my project at an AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science) conference. It provides a high level summary of the entire project, details its significance, and is useful for contextualizing the various engineering components used in this project.
_The Variable Sweep Flying Wing AJAS Submission.pdfFull Research Paper / Design Report
Full Research Paper / Design Report
AJAS Research Paper.pdfPage updated
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