Program Type
Undergraduate
Faculty Advisor
Dr. Seyed Hosseini
Document Type
Poster
Location
Face-to-face
Start Date
18-4-2024 10:00 AM
Abstract
The Multi-Rotor Hexicopter is an original design for an eighteen motor, hydrogen fuel cell powered drone. After initial success with the hydrogen fuel cell powered drone created by previous students, our goal was take their success and create a much larger drone that could be controlled both from the ground and in the air. Our design was based on a drone created by the company Lift Aircraft. The drone is separated into four components that were designed in Autodesk Inventor. The bottom, known as the sled, is used for the storage of the two hydrogen fuel tanks. The second section, above the sled, holds the two 2.2 kW hydrogen fuel cells. The third section is the cockpit where the drone will be controlled by the pilot and contains the controller and display module. Lastly, the top is where eighteen 40 pound thrust motors are located along with eighteen 18.5 volt batteries. The Hexicopter was designed to be built out of aluminum or titanium tubing and the shell to be overlaid with carbon fiber sheathing. The batteries are positioned below the motors and are used to take the drone off and land it. After takeoff, the hydrogen fuel cells are switched on in order to increase flight time substantially. The goal of this senior design project was to create a design and find the components needed to build the drone with the intention of handing construction over to a group of both electrical and mechanical engineers.
Recommended Citation
Beard, Corbin G.; Riddle, Payton; Washburn, John; Burckhartzmeyer, Nate; and Gamez, Alejandro, "Multi-Rotor Hexicopter" (2024). ATU Research Symposium. 32.
https://orc.library.atu.edu/atu_rs/2024/2024/32
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Multi-Rotor Hexicopter
Face-to-face
The Multi-Rotor Hexicopter is an original design for an eighteen motor, hydrogen fuel cell powered drone. After initial success with the hydrogen fuel cell powered drone created by previous students, our goal was take their success and create a much larger drone that could be controlled both from the ground and in the air. Our design was based on a drone created by the company Lift Aircraft. The drone is separated into four components that were designed in Autodesk Inventor. The bottom, known as the sled, is used for the storage of the two hydrogen fuel tanks. The second section, above the sled, holds the two 2.2 kW hydrogen fuel cells. The third section is the cockpit where the drone will be controlled by the pilot and contains the controller and display module. Lastly, the top is where eighteen 40 pound thrust motors are located along with eighteen 18.5 volt batteries. The Hexicopter was designed to be built out of aluminum or titanium tubing and the shell to be overlaid with carbon fiber sheathing. The batteries are positioned below the motors and are used to take the drone off and land it. After takeoff, the hydrogen fuel cells are switched on in order to increase flight time substantially. The goal of this senior design project was to create a design and find the components needed to build the drone with the intention of handing construction over to a group of both electrical and mechanical engineers.