Pride Product Approval Form

Submitted to Product Approval Committee

Name Simon Gunning

Date (s) submitted 10/4/17

Research Topic / Area of Study Aviation Engineering

Connection to research paper The product will be about the use of renewable energy in order
to power aircrafts. In my pride paper, I talked in depth on how
far we have come with renewable energy and aviation.

Goal of product / what problem or My product will solve the problem of burning fossil fuels by
need solved or addressed using renewable energy to power a drone that is able to fly.

Estimated time to complete 10+ hours depending on how big the drone is and how big the
battery or the charging station has to be.

People who will assist (if applicable) My Mentor will help me do research on how to complete the
drone and how it is able to run on renewable energy. He will
mainly give me the math behind how the solar panels are able to
charge the drone and will let it fly.

Estimated cost / investment Around $200 depending on how big the drone may be. Calculate
how much Solar panels will cost for charging the drone.

What will judges see at
presentation? (evidence of work
and development)
The judges will see the drone fly and I will go over how the
renewable energy charges the drone. I will show some pictures
of the process of how the drone and the renewable charging
station was constructed. Mostly, I will talk about the renewable
energy part of the product.

Personal stretch (area of growth) What I am hoping to gain from this is to expand my knowledge
in the engineering field and explore the many different
possibilities of renewable energy.

Product Description:
The product will be about the use of renewable energy in order to power a drone. My product will solve
the problem of burning fossil fuels by using renewable energy to power a drone. The product will most
likely be a small drone that is able to run mainly on renewable energy. The drone will be made from a
build a drone kit which I will assemble myself. The battery that powers the drone will have a charging
station that uses solar panels and solar power to charge the battery.