RUNNING HEAD : L'AVION DU NORD 1
RWDC - L'avion du Nord
Nawah Ahmad, Ulrich Atongazi, Sean Harrigan, Haris Khalid
February 9, 2021
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Materials
We have not added any new materials or removed from this week’s progress update. For
more information on how our UAV will be constructed, please refer to last week’s progress
report, or our Supply Order Form which can also be found on our website. Materials already
used include such needs for structural, mechanical, electrical, and development purposes.
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Methods
We have not added any new methods from this week’s progress update, as our
development and drone-operating steps have remained the same. For more information on how
our UAV will be operated, please refer to last week’s progress report. Common methods used for
our project include such for the construction, operation, and maintenance of the UAV, as these
steps are a part of how we intend to utilize our final build for testing phases in the future.
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Data and Results
As of these past two weeks, we have officially begun construction of our drone. We spent
several hours worth cutting, filing, and fitting aluminum frames for our drone’s skeleton. Before
construction began, we planned all our fitments in AutoCad (as seen below), and we plan to cut
the appropriate sizes of plywood next week. As for our notebook, we have not changed anything
for nationals competition, but we also plan to start work on our final notebook as early as next
week. We intend to take this competition seriously, as we have a lot of work ahead of us until
April.
Another addition to this week was a last-minute design change regarding the propulsion
system. Instead of a one-motor design, we have placed an order form to buy three more motors,
as we realized we could encounter issues with control over the drone’s movement. This design
change will not affect the construction, as the skeleton can remain the same, but this also means
we won’t be needing a chain and sprocket apparatus.
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