Theses and Dissertations

Date of Award

8-1-2024

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Mechanical Engineering

First Advisor

Constantine Tarawneh

Second Advisor

Arturo Fuentes

Third Advisor

Farid Ahmed

Abstract

Additive manufacturing methods have revolutionized the way products are designed and developed through a product's entire design life cycle. This is in part correlated with the nature of additive manufacturing methods that differentiate them from traditional methods. Some of the benefits of additive manufacturing methods include customizability, rapid prototyping, the production of complex design geometry, and embedded assembly manufacturing. Unmanned aerial vehicles have been on the rise for various military, commercial, or personal applications. The focus of this study is to provide detailed instructions on how to engineer a viable drone design that is impact-resistant, modular, and customizable. This study will encompass everything from the design and iterations of components, the calculations and validation, experimental testing procedures, and results and discussion on 3D-printed drone components. The drone design discussed in this thesis was devised and fabricated with the end purpose of using integrated sensors that would allow the onboard computer system to be able to detect the presence of a crack formation through the sensor feedback. Other researchers are currently developing these sensors as part of a joint project initiative in our CREST Center for Multidisciplinary Research Excellence in Cyber-Physical Infrastructure Systems (MECIS).

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