Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Michael Coleman
Will Goodrum
Marc Heisel
Mark Hopke
Arthur Orton
Johan Yavari
Luke Scruby
OUTLINE
Introduction
Controls
Lift & Skirt
Thrust
Chassis
Conclusion
INTRODUCTION: HISTORY
2005/2006 →
hovercraft selected
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Concept only
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PROJECT CEO:
CEO: Will
Will
Goodrum
Goodrum
COO:
COO: Jonathan
Jonathan
Kassoff
Kassoff
CFO:
CFO: Johan
Johan
Yavari
Yavari
ORGANIZATION CTO:
CTO: Trevor
Trevor CIO:
CIO: Mike
Mike
Wesolowski
Wesolowski Coleman
Coleman
Chassis
Chassis Controls
Controls Lift
Lift Thrust
Thrust
Marc
Marc Heisel
Heisel Mike
Mike Coleman
Coleman Brady
Brady Bolton
Bolton Dave
Dave Adelman
Adelman
Johan Eric
Eric Zettervall
Zettervall
Johan Yavari
Yavari Will
Will Goodrum
Goodrum Jon
Jon Kassoff
Kassoff
Ryan
Ryan O’Grady
O’Grady
Luke
Luke Scruby
Scruby Mike
Mike Jones
Jones Arthur
Arthur Orton
Orton
Mark
Mark Hopke
Hopke
Josh
Josh Heim
Heim James
James Clarke
Clarke Drew Trevor
Trevor Wesolowski
Wesolowski
Drew Michelotti
Michelotti
Alex Matt
Matt Federici
Federici
Alex Sohn
Sohn Nate
Nate Grady
Grady Evan
Evan Van
Van Ness
Ness
CONTROLS: CONCEPT & ANALYSIS
Use modeling to
determine forces,
torques, and velocity
CONTROLS: DESIGN & TESTING
Select pre-designed
components, when
possible
Design components
according to model
CONTROLS: DESIGN & TESTING
Testing includes
verification of metrics of
performance and
specifications
Primarily bench testing of
system
Functionality testing after
installed
Electrical system tests for
fuses and kill switches
LIFT & SKIRT: CONCEPT &
ANALYSIS
Anything flat plate will hover
Skirt provides functionality
Three primary types of skirts
Bag
Bag and Finger Skirt
Jupes
Selected a bag skirt design
Considered terrain
Craft’s purpose
Image Source: http://www.australianhovercraft.com/design_skirts.htm
LIFT & SKIRT: CONCEPT &
ANALYSIS
Fan generates 4.5 in water pressure rise
Required craft profile confirmed
Chamfered corners
Bottom edge chamfered
Lift Fan and engine placement
Finalized total craft weight
(750lbs)
LIFT & SKIRT: DESIGN &
CONSTRUCTION
Skirt
18 oz vinyl coated nylon
Sewing outsourced
Installed by wrapping around ½ inch tubing
Lift fan
Engine placement
Support structure
Fan duct
LIFT & SKIRT: LIFT FAN ASSEMBLY
LIFT & SKIRT: DESIGN &
CONSTRUCTION
Orifices
Paper and Pencil vs. Cosmos Flow Works
Lift fan opening = 10% of lift fan shroud
diameter orifices
LIFT & SKIRT:
Propeller Analysis 40
35
Propeller Selector 30
equations 10
STEERING:
Must meet turning rate
specification
Rudders vs. vectored thrust
Flat plate vs. airfoil rudders
Analysis:
FloWorks CFD
Varied rudder height, length,
airfoil shape
Observed lateral force produced,
resulting angular acceleration
THRUST: DESIGN &
CONSTRUCTION
Propulsion
Ducted fan selected
Rudder
Flat plate selected
24 inches long
THRUST: CONCEPT & ANALYSIS
Modular design
Contains thrust
mechanism
Contains steering control
surfaces
Interfaces with
Chassis mounts
36” fan
Glass duct
Steel frame
Wooden ribs
CHASSIS: CONCEPT & ANALYSIS
Final 2005-2006 Design
Geometric Constraints
CHASSIS: CONCEPT & ANALYSIS
•¼” plywood bulkheads
•5.2mm plywood deck
•1”x3” pine stringers