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José Roberto Canuto Vasconcelos Junior<br />

BEng Mechanical <strong>Engineering</strong><br />

Project Supervisor<br />

Dr. Tushar Dhavale<br />

Design of a Modular Storage System for Aircraft Tires<br />

Rack system<br />

The whole system was modeled using computer aided design,<br />

including the wheels that would fit the system, this model was<br />

used later on in the FEA simulation of the system under the loads<br />

that the system would encounter when under operation, the rack<br />

was Designed using Solidworks.<br />

Python programing<br />

An python was created to assist in the traceability aspect of<br />

the system, the program would be used by the maintenance<br />

employees, helping in the inventory organization and tracking<br />

of the tyres. The program receives information about tires<br />

status and location when it is removed or stored in a rack,<br />

recording the tyre history as it is removed and stored in the<br />

system.<br />

Project summary<br />

This project consisted in the development of a storage<br />

system for aircraft tyres. The system includes an<br />

mechanism that rotate the tyres by the means of a<br />

wireless drill or by the means of a hand crank, the<br />

structure provides the tyres with protection against the<br />

storage ambient and also includes dedicated computer to<br />

provide the users of the hack the ability to record and<br />

track inventory.<br />

Project Objectives<br />

It was requested for our team to design a modular rack<br />

system to store aircraft wheels and tyres, it was the<br />

specified that the rack must be stackable and allow the<br />

storage of 4 tyres and include means of tracking and<br />

recording the history of each tyre.<br />

Project Conclusion<br />

the outcome of the project was satisfactory, even under<br />

the time constrains the team was able coordinate to<br />

Design a system that successfully met the criteria<br />

specified, the next step would be to create a small scale<br />

prototype of the system including a working version of the<br />

tracking unit. Overall we believe that our solution to the<br />

problem is truly adequate and efficient<br />

FEA analysis<br />

The structure was tested in software under the<br />

load of the heaviest military aircraft wheels . And<br />

after testing a few truces designs the team was<br />

able to find an optimal structure for the problem

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