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This page presents the assignment for week 2 of Fab Academy 2020: “Computer-Aided Design”.


To do list:



Individual

Week 2 CAD files:

3Dmodel.scad (own work)

5x3prop_CW.scad (DMeyer work, details inside)

Carbon_Tube_Square.scad (own work)

Naca4.scad (Rudolf Huttary work, details inside)



Parameters_CDM.scad (own work)

BatteryCentral.scad (own work)

RaspberryPiAndNavio2.scad (own work)

Carbon_Tube_Square.scad (own work)

Junction_Carbon_Carbon_Part_1.scad (own work)

RibBatteryCentral.scad (own work)

RibCentral.scad (own work)

RibExternal.scad (own work)

RibExternal_2.scad (own work)

Nose_Front.scad (own work)

MotorMount.scad (own work)

FuselageModulePart3.scad (own work)

FuselageModulePart4.scad (own work)

TailJunction.scad (own work)

RibTailVertical.scad (own work)



DroneAnimation.blend (own work)

DroneRenderTest1.blend (own work)



Week 2 "hero shot":


Figure 0: Drone render with blender

Table of Contents

Individual assignment

Diagrams of the final project

With BoxySvg

Figure 3 shows the process of creating a simple diagram of the components inside the drone within BoxySVG.




Figure 3: Creating a simple diagram in BoxySVG
Bellow in figure 4 is the resulting svg.



Figure 4: Drone components diagram

With Inkscape

Figure 5 shows the process of creating a simple block diagram of the final project in Inkscape.



Figure 5: Creating a block interaction diagram of final project in Inkscape
Bellow in figure 4 is the resulting svg.



Figure 6: Block interaction diagram of final project

2D Model of the final project

With GIMP

Figure 1 shows the process of merging 3 png file into one to create a simple blueprint within GIMP.



Figure 1: Merging 3 png in one using GIMP (click to enlarge)
The resulting png is shown in figure 2.



Figure 2: Twin engines, upper wing, double rudders drone simple blue print

3D Model of the final project

With OpenSCAD

First simple 3D Model
Figure X shows the process of creating a simple 3D model of the drone in OpenSCAD.



Figure X: Creating a simple 3D model of the drone using OpenSCAD
Figure X shows a screenshot of the 3D model



Figure X: Screenshot of simple 3D model
Second drone 3D model
Figure X shows the process of creating a more complex 3D model of the drone with OpenSCAD.



Figure X: Creating a more complex 3D model of the drone using OpenSCAD
Figure X shows a screenshot of the 3D model



Figure X: Screenshot of more complex 3D model
Figure X allows to interact with this more complex 3D model.





Render of the final project

Using Blender

Figure X shows the process of creating a simple render using blender.



Figure X: Creating a simple rendering using Blender
Figure X shows a simple render of one drone flying.



Figure X: Simple render of one drone flying with Blender

Animation of the final project

Using Blender

Figure X shows the process of creating a simple animation using blender.



Figure X: Creating a simple animation using Blender
Video 1 shows a simple animation of one drone flying.






Video 1: Flying drone simple animation made with Blender

Simulation of the final project

Using Matlab

Video 2 shows a simulation of a fleet of 4 drones, equiped with camera, cooperatively patroling a marine protected area.







Video 2: Matlab simulation of 4 drones cooperatively patrolling a marine protected area (accelerated video)
For more information on the search and tracking of mobile targets using a fleet of cooperative drones check the PhD study page "Pubications" section.