Personally Proposed Mechanical Engineering Senior Project
Swim/Fly Drone
Waterproof drone that can float on top of the water surface, navigate underneath, and fly through the air.
Fall 2024
Achievements:
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Senior Project Demo Day, with Poster Presentation
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Tested underwater depth control of system (Buoyancy chamber connected to drone)
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https://github.com/alialauren1/Swim-Fly-Drone-Pelican-Paddler-
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Future Work:
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Study energy efficiency of system with and without buoyancy chamber
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Test air to water transition time​​​
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Link to Poster PDF:
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Winter-Spring 2024
Worked on the development of the depth control system. Achievements:
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Authored a pressure sensor class and main program to integrate all python classes together for a functional system.​
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Made a hermetically sealed waterproof chamber and tested its seal underwater.
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Tested control system with disturbances to observe functionality of feedback