Modular UAV Senior Capstone Project

System Design Soldering Documentation

About

For my senior engineering capstone design project, I was involved in an interdisciplinary team of 5 Aerospace Engineers and 1 Electrical-computer engineer to design, build, and fly a modular UAV. The UAV was sponsored by the airforce to research aerodynamic effects on a variable swept wing plane. Because of this, we developed a modular design for the plane’s sweeping angle and wingbox position. The project’s name is ModUAV aka “Sweeping Angel”.

The ModUAV (Sweeping Angel) is an innovative and highly modular unmanned aerial vehicle designed as a versatile platform for experimental aerodynamics research at the University of Arizona. Our design significantly enhances capability and efficiency by enabling adjustable wing sweep angles from 0 to 60 degrees, interchangeable wings and tail configurations, and multiple fuselage mounting points—all achievable without additional structural components.

Awards

We were awarded “Award for Excellence in Aerospace Design” by Honeywell, and “Award for Best UAS Design” by Frank L. Broyles. I am proud of these awards as I was heavily involved in the system design of the project. I also worked on a lot of the soldering and wiring of the project, in which I learned how the inner working of drone systems work.

System Design