UWE Bristol Engineering showcase 2015

Ronald Arakal
Aerospace Engineering (Manufacturing)
Project Supervisor
Dr. David Richardson
Design And Manufacture of Fuselage and Skid for Flying Wing UAV
Fuselage design
Manufactured parts
Project summary
The aim of this project was to design a
fuselage and skid for a predesigned and
manufactured wing. Design and manufacture
appropriate tooling and produce the fuselage
and skid.
Mould manufacture
Fuselage moulds
Acrylic mould for the bulkhead and skid
Project begins with modelling a fuselage design using CAD. The
design is finalised depending on the operating conditions and
manufacturing capabilities.
Next step is to manufacture the mould and the components.
Over the course of manufacturing , Various changes are made to the
mould and technique of manufacturing. This is decided by reviewing
the process and component.
After satisfactory parts are produced, it is assembled together using
adhesives.
Project Objectives
To understand the concept of design for
manufacture and produce the required
components.
To manufacture the components and identify
issues and suggest solutions
To understand concurrent engineering and
manage time and resources to carry out this
project efficiently using the resources
available
Project Conclusion
The project identified the various issues that
arose and successfully tackled them.
The components were designed and
produced using the principle of design for
manufacture and concurrent engineering