Team Composition

Kee Loon Chen

Jai Syn Chin
Samuel Hii

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Team Organization Team Advisor
Dr. Miller

Project Manager
Kee Loon Chen

Stress Analysis
Chief Engineer
Aerodynamic Testing
Chun Chen Teo
Materials

Aerodynamic Lead Structures Lead Propulsion Lead Flight Mechanics Lead

Chee Er Lim Jai Syn Chin Samuel Hii Kee Loon Chen

CFD Stress Analysis CAD C Programming

FEM CAD Microsoft Excel X-Plane
FORTRAN MATLAB FEM MATLAB

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 Team Members’ Responsibilities
Project Manager – Coordinate team functionality, schedule meetings, monitor requirements and deadlines,
prepare meeting logs and ensure smooth team transaction from deadlines.

Chief Engineer – Advise and manage team on technical aspects, monitor team’s design progress, evaluate
solutions from each division and conduct overall performance optimization.

Aerodynamic Lead – Analyze aerodynamic performance of aircraft, estimate lift and drag, design and select
wing-tail configuration, and apply aerodynamic principals to maximize aircraft efficiency. Work with flight
mechanics team to perform wind tunnel testing.

Structures Lead – Design and evaluate aircraft’s structural configuration, perform material selection and stress
analysis, develop CAD model and conduct static tests. Ensure that the aircraft is easy to assemble.

Propulsion Lead – Lead in the study of propulsion requirements, select the optimum propulsion system for
aircraft and develop equipments to analyze capability. Also work on servo and electronic control systems for
aircraft system.

Flight Mechanics Lead – Idealize the sizing of aircraft control surfaces, calculate aircraft lateral, longitudinal and
directional stability derivatives and document aircraft dynamic stability. Work with aerodynamic team to
perform wind tunnel testing.

Accountability
Every team member is held accountable for assigned tasks, which are to be completed on or ahead of schedule.
Progress checks will be performed at regular weekly meetings. Team members are cross-monitoring and
helping each other.
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 Communication & File sharing
Mechanisms
• Microsoft® Office Groove ® 2007
An advanced project management software supporting a fully customizable virtual workspace with the
following main features:

 File sharing and real-time auto-synchronization

 Instant messenger and e-mail composer
 Calendar
 Discussion Board

• Blackboard

• E-mail

• Meetings on regular basis (outside of classes)

• Video conferencing
Some team members may not be in town to attend scheduled meetings at some point during the span of the
project. Video conferencing will help to keep everyone on the same page.

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 Problem and Goal Statements
The AIAA Foundation Design/Build/Flight Competition Guidelines have been adopted with the intention to
compete.

Problem
• Mission #1 demands an high speed aircraft capable of completing the flight without any payload within the
shortest period of time.

• Mission #2 demands an aircraft with a convenient loading design (short loading time) and the ability to
secure the softballs internally. Unsecured softballs will contribute to a varying center of gravity of the aircraft,
greatly destabilizing the aircraft.

• Mission #3 challenges the design group in terms of the aerodynamics of the aircraft. The number of bats to
be carried externally give rise to additional drag component on aircraft, which the design team must take into
consideration while evaluating the aerodynamic performance of the aircraft.

TEAM GOAL
• Design and build a competitive propeller driven aircraft with well-balanced
characteristics, capable of completing the 3 mission tasks as defined by the AIAA
DBF competition guidelines.

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Mission Definitions
Designed aircraft needs to be able to complete 3 specific missions assigned by DBF official.

Mission #1
• 2 lap ferry flight without payload
• Time recorded is the time taken to complete 2 laps of flight
• Mission score, M1=(Tref/Tteam)*(Wref/Wteam)*50

Mission #2
• 3 lap flight with 6 to 10 (decided by rolling dice) internally carried softballs
• Time recorded is the time taken to load/secure the softballs into the aircraft and for the loading crew to
return to the designated area
• Mission score, M2=(Tref/Tteam)*(Wref/Wteam)*100

Mission #3
• 3 lap flight with 1 to 5 (decided by team) externally carried aluminum bats in varying lengths/weights
• Time recorded is the time taken to complete 3 laps of flight (loading time not included)
• Mission score, M3=(Tref/Tteam)*(Nteam/Nref)*100

Tref =the fastest time recorded for any team Tteam =the time recorded for our team
Wref= the lightest weight recorded for any team that completes the particular mission
Wteam= the heaviest weight recorded for our team from ANY mission attempt
Fref = the largest amount of bats carried by any team Fflight = the amount of bats carried by our team
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 Competition Identification
Max. Weight
Competition Empty Wing Wing Fuselage Source (See
University Year (with payload) Payload
Position Weight Span (ft) Area Length (ft) Reference)
(lb)
OSU (O) 1 13.400 6.667 9.167 5.330 33.000

Tennis
Steel
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Bar
CPSU-SLO 2000/01 2 11.750 6.438 8.230 6.500 33.000 7
OSU (B) 3 12.700 7.000 8.800 5.900 22.000
OSU (B) 1 7.850 6.670 5.560 4.167 16.650

Hydro
static
OSU (O) 2003/04 2 7.740 6.440 5.360 7.000 15.000 8
USC 3 9.820 8.040 4.940 4.750 21.820
OSU (B) 1 7.400 6.229 4.931 4.060 13.400 9

Missile
OSU (O) 2004/05 2 7.600 5.583 4.304 4.063 13.600 10
Washington S. 3 6.700 6.167 5.139 3.958 12.000 11
Max 13.400 8.040 9.167 7.000 33.000
Min 6.700 5.583 4.304 3.958 12.000

• Review on past year DBF competition entrees will be useful in identifying aircrafts of similar size, payload
carrying capability and mission objectives. Past design team aircraft parameters (weight, wingspan, aspect
ratio) will be compiled and translated into graph showing historical trend. Based on the data collected, our
team will be able to the predict basic design configurations of our competitors. That will help us in choosing
the most appropriate design approach and strategy.

• Analysis on DBF scoring equation will be conducted through sensitivity studies with various methods such as
the simple perturbation scheme to identify the priority parameter that we should focus on in both the design
and optimization phase.

• The analysis results obtained from the competition identification will also play a part in determining the
weights of different criteria in our decision matrices.
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Design Requirements & Constraints1,2,3,4
Size & Weight
• Aircraft must be able to fit in a 2ftX2ftX4ft case (also designed by team) together with the payload of each
mission and other necessary tool the crew bring for a flight attempt
• Lightweight, with the maximum take-off gross weight of 55lbs (including payloads)
• Battery pack carried by aircraft must be less than 4lbs
Propulsion
• Must be a radio controlled propeller driven aircraft, powered by electric motor
• Suitable for handling 3 different mission profiles
Payloads & Aircraft Stability/Control
• Aircraft must be able to fly and turn with 10 internally carried softballs (11’ or 12’)
• Aircraft must be able to fly and turn with 1 to 5 externally carried aluminum bats (varied length & weight)
• No movement of payload or variation of C.G. is allowed during flight
Construction
• Aircraft must be able to be assembled within 5 minutes by 3 crew members
• Easily replaceable parts
• No tape, magnets, or Velcro are allowed in building the aircraft
Others
• Maximum take-off distance is 100ft
• Easily accessible cargo
• Minimal environmentally harmful elements

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 1,6
Team Schedule Estimation

Predicted Schedule
Mile Stone

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Budget Estimation
Average Duration Number of
  Items Cost/hr (USD) Total hrs Total Cost (USD)
hr/Day (Day) Engineer
1 Pay per person 75 4 234 5 4680 351000
2 Rm 221/ Rm 208 25 2 60 N/A 120 3000
3 Computer Usage 25 1.5 200 5 1500 37500
4 Aircraft Assembly Space 100 2 61 N/A 122 12200
5 Laser Cutter Lab 100 1 20 N/A 20 2000
6 Structures Lab 100 1 20 N/A 20 2000
7 Other Testing Lab 100 1 10 N/A 10 1000
8 3' X 4' Wind Tunnel 100 0.5 4 N/A 2 200
9 7' X 10' Wind Tunnel 500 1 1 N/A 1 500
10 AE-course developed tools 0 2 200 N/A 400 0
11 Entry-level software 0 2 200 N/A 400 0
12 Specialized High-powered Software 500 2 20 5 200 100000
  Sub total           509400

  Overhead fees 50% of subtotal         254700

  TOTAL           764100

*Budget is based on estimated team schedule

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 References
1
AIAA, Rules and Vehicle Design, 2009/10 AIAA Student Design/Build/Fly Competition, 2009
2
Anderson, John D., Introduction to Flight 5th Edition, Mc. Graw Hill Higher Education, New York, 2005
3
Raymer, Daniel P., Aircraft Design: A Conceptual Approach 4th edition, AIAA, Reston,VA,2006
4
Roskam, Jan, Airplane Design Part 1-8 2nd edition, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS,1989
5
Miller, Leonard S., Proposal - Guidelines, Aerospace Engineering Department, Wichita State University,
Wichita, KS, 2009
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Miller, Leonard S., WSU AIAA Timeline and Deadlines, Aerospace Engineering Department, Wichita State
University, Wichita, KS, 2009
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Page, Gregory S., All Inclusive Scoring Summary from the 00/01 Competition, 2000/01 AIAA Student
Design/Build/Fly Competition, 2001
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Page, Gregory S., 2003/04 AIAA DBF Competition Results (details, Excel format) , 2003/04 AIAA Student
Design/Build/Fly Competition, 2004
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Metheny, Micheal, and Miller, Timothy, “TerraBreak.org_The Hangar_Oklahoma State University_2004-2005,”
TerraBreak.org, 2006. [http://www.terrabreak.org/hangar/ok-state/2005_2.shtml. Accessed 9/2/09]
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Metheny, Micheal, and Miller, Timothy, “TerraBreak.org_The Hangar_Oklahoma State University_2004-2005,”
TerraBreak.org, 2006. [http://www.terrabreak.org/hangar/ok-state/2005_1.shtml. Accessed 9/2/09]
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Metheny, Micheal, and Miller, Timothy, “TerraBreak.org_The Hangar_Washington State University_2004-
2005,” TerraBreak.org, 2006. [http://www.terrabreak.org/hangar/wsu/2005.shtml. Accessed 9/2/09]

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 Responsibilities & Work sign-off Sheet
Task Completed By Initials Checked By Initials
Team Name Selection All
Project Selection All
Team Proposal Slides
Cover Page Chee Er Lim
Team Organization All
Team Members’ Responsibilities Chun Chen Teo , Jai Syn Chin
File Sharing & Communication All
Problem & Goals Statement Kee Loon Chen
Mission Definitions Chee Er Lim , Samuel Hii
Competition Identification Kee Loon Chen , Jai Syn Chin
Requirements & Constraints All
Estimated Schedule Jai Syn Chin , Chun Chen Teo
Estimated Budget Chee Er Lim , Samuel Hii
References Chee Er Lim , Samuel Hii
Work Sign-off Sheet Kee Loon Chen , Chun Chen Teo

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