From Quadcopter to Submarine

Authors

Everett C. Brown II, Washington University in St LouisFollow
Juan Matheus, Washington University in St LouisFollow
Sam Gardner, Washington University in St LouisFollow

Publication Date

Fall 2015

Document Type

Final Report

Problem Statement

The goal of this project was to create a quadcopter that is capable of going underwater and returning to the surface to take off again. This concept was created after speaking with a customer that had very specific user needs. The project included creating several different designs and doing a concept selection based on these user needs. After selecting a concept, a design was created and adjusted based on an engineering analysis. The parts were selected based on a budget that was assigned to the project and a prototype was created. The final prototype was capable of flight and was completely submergible, however; the static stability of the craft prohibited flight after returning to the surface of the water.

Author's School

McKelvey School of Engineering

Author's Department

Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Class Name

Mechanical Engineering Design Project (MEMS 411)

Recommended Citation

Brown, Everett C. II; Matheus, Juan; and Gardner, Sam, "From Quadcopter to Submarine" (2015). Mechanical Engineering Design Project Class. 41.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/mems411/41