My Final Project example "Mini zeppeling for patrol and surveillance"

In this final proyect is developed the basic idea behind the design of an mini zeppeling. It covers three phases of design: conceptual, preliminary, detailed. The purpose is to look into the potential development of mini zeppeling in the field of UAV using the tools learned in the FabLAb course. This final project seeks to design, build and test a mini zeppeling for patrol and surveillance in the university areas.

Introduction

The history of airship dated back to 1783, when the Montgolfier sent up the first hot air balloon. Inventors began refining the design into steerable airships. The next lap occurred in the 1900s, when Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin developed the rigid airships. These airships fulfilled their military roles in both World Wars. Besides being used for military purposes such as patrolling, hunting submarines and escorting convoys, flying radar stations for coastal defense system, airships were also developed for commercial purposes. Its heyday period was ended in 1937 when the most famous airship, Hindenburg (804 ft in length, 135 ft in its largest diameter, cruising altitude of 650 ft, reaching a speed of 80 miles per hour), crashed in a disaster in an attempt to land. Triggered by the economic downturn, the development of airship came to a standstill.

Example of the proposed mini zeppeling project

Here there is a video with an example of mini zeppeling model and design.

Proposed modeling and design software

The 2D and 3D modeling and desing will be developed in Solid Works or Inventor Software.

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