1. 1 Connecticut Corsair Senior Design School of Engineering Connecticut Corsair Senior Capstone Design Project

2. 2 Connecticut Corsair Senior Design School of Engineering Connecticut Corsair Restoring Connecticut’s Airplane to Flight Overview Restoration of a Corsair F4U-4 STEM Programs Internships Multiple University Projects Craig McBurney Founder President of Bootstrap Aircraft Vintage Aircraft Expert

3. 3 Connecticut Corsair Senior Design School of Engineering Problem Statement Overhaul and reengineer the base of an outdated and incomplete flight simulator to working condition. The finished simulator in working condition will have movement and visual characteristics of a Corsair F4U-4 aircraft.

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6. 6 Connecticut Corsair Senior Design School of Engineering Mechanical Milestones Structural Analysis and Redesign of Lower Scissor Arm Driver Motor Mount Redesign Drive Motor Analysis and Replacement with Servo motors

7. 7 Connecticut Corsair Senior Design School of Engineering Servo Motor Analysis and Selection Criteria Servo motors: stop and hold at position Three rotary servo motors Torque and rpm requirements: tbd Feedback types: position and speed Brush vs. Brushless AC vs. DC motors Encoders vs. Resolvers

8. 8 Connecticut Corsair Senior Design School of Engineering Servo Motor Analysis and Selection Criteria Brushed vs. Brushless Brushed generate more heat: friction Brushless: less maintenance and cleaning http://www.fadalvmcparts.com/about_servos.html

9. 9 Connecticut Corsair Senior Design School of Engineering Servo Motor Analysis and Selection Criteria AC vs. DC Motors Used AC motors are plentiful Pursuing clarification with Prof. Bazzi and Chris from ServoTech http://www.moog.com/products/motors-servomotors/servo-motors/compact-dynamic-brushless-servo-motor/

10. 10 Connecticut Corsair Senior Design School of Engineering Servo Motor Analysis and Selection Criteria Encoder vs. Resolver Feedback Resolvers do not have electrical components Are robust and shock resistant Good for harsh environments Encoders are both accurate and simple Best choice

11. 11 Connecticut Corsair Senior Design School of Engineering Major Responsibilities MichaelArthurLaurenAmandaZachRandyDavid Design/CAD Structural Analysis Reports & Presentations Software Script Design Communications Prototype Design Motor/Drive Selection Device Interfacing

12. 12 Connecticut Corsair Senior Design School of Engineering Team Organization Point Person- Main team communication, meeting facilitation, schedule owner Michael Turner & Amanda Sweat Meetings Weekly team meeting with advisor on Mondays Faculty Interaction Briefed each Monday with goals and progress Each team member is encouraged to make necessary faculty contacts Data Finished Documents- iHub Working Documents- Google Drive

13. 13 Connecticut Corsair Senior Design School of Engineering Required Training SolidWorks SolidWorks Electrical ANSYS

14. 14 Connecticut Corsair Senior Design School of Engineering Schedule

15. 15 Connecticut Corsair Senior Design School of Engineering Questions? School of Engineering