KYAN SADEGHILARI
Kyan's Senior Design Portfolio
PROJECT REFLECTION
Team Approach
Management Structure
Brainstorming
Minute Meeting Notes
TEAM APPROACH
Management Structure
By developing a team structure in our initial meetings we used this structure since by playing to everyone’s strengths we are able to maximize our productivity. (click the button below to see each team members strengths) On the other hand, some team’s may not implement this kind of structure causing groups members to clash and possibly having incomplete work since group members would have not specified roles that they know they have to complete. With the foundation of our group organized, we then created a work breakdown structure to layout the deliverable into manageable chunks, as well as, a Gantt chart to aid the team in keeping on track.
BRAINSTORMING
There are many effective methods to assist on the creation and selection process for a product based on function efficiency and overall purpose of the design. One method of generating ideas is through brainstorming. This process calls for the group meeting in one location, with a facilitator to set rules, which will allow for people to think of more creative ideas to solve a design problem. The group atmosphere assists in the collaboration between group members, which in returns generates more ideas and refines already existing ones, by having more people looking at a design from more than one perspective. This method also always for many different kinds of people having different input into one design challenge. Having a diverse groups allow for new ideas and many different ways of thinking, which is valuable when faced with the challenges of developing the most efficient design. For our group, we delegated to scheduling three main brainstorming meetings. These meetings were structured in a manner which had the ideas cascading from the first meeting, all through the last one, all while refining certain designs or components from particular designs. This structure was choosing to better focus the team’s view not only on the overall function, but also sub-function that may arise in latter iterations of the design.
CREATIVE ENVIRONMENT
Many of the team's brainstorming and meeting sessions took place in Bell Hall, at the Unveristy at Buffalo. This is collaborative environment is what helped my group and I nurture many creative ideas.
The large computer lab in Bell Hall is home to where many of the our project innovations took place. It is equipped with many computers, printers, and white boards. In addition, many of the engineers in our major study here, thus by having many creative engineers here outside the project we were able to collect outside perspectives on the scope of our project.
SPECIFIC DESIGNS
what we got out of brainstorming
HUMAN INPUT AND DIRECTIONAL MOVEMENT
Differential Thrust
Control Surfaces
Central Driven Thrusters
RC-Contorller
Underwater propulsion will be driven by central-driven thrusts and directional movement will be led by control surfaces. While in air, control surfaces will be used for directional movement.Â
Drone will be controlled by RC-controller.
AIR AND WATER PROPULSION
Four Air Prop Design
Four Blade Water Prop Design
The drone will have two propulsion systems and the aerial propulsion system will not include an airfoil.
ENERGY STORAGE AND MATERIALS
Lithium-Polymer Battery
Carbon Fiber
ABS Plastic
Lithium-polymer (LiPo) will be used to power the drone.Â
The frame of the drone will be made of carbon fiber, and all other components will be 3D printed with ABS plastic, excluding parts that will be bought.
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