How to Deliver a Presentation The Judges will Notice
SAE Aero Design Guidelines Rev A, 2013
Purpose This document has been prepared to give teams competing in the SAE Aero Design contests a better understanding of the elements judges expect to find in the Oral Presentation. This document is also intended to walk teams through the design process; by carefully reading this presentation, teams may discover key elements of aircraft design that can help them create better performing aircraft. SAE Aero Design Guidelines Rev A, 2013 Sample Outline • Design Objectives • Team Process • Vehicle Sizing • Configuration Selection • Propulsion • Structural Concept & Materials • Stress Analysis • Stability & Control • Advance Class Flight Systems • Performance Analysis • Empirical Results SAE Aero Design Guidelines Rev A, 2013 Design Objectives • Analyze the Relevant Scoring Formula – Plot it, in Three Dimensions if Req’d • Observe the Mission Parameters • Note Any Special Requirements – Wing Span – Propulsion Limitations • Succinctly State the Objective in Your Own Words
SAE Aero Design Guidelines Rev A, 2013
Team Process • Team Organization • Work Breakdown Structure • Schedule w/Key Milestones – Conceptual Design Review – Preliminary Design Review – Critical Design Review – Construction – Flight Test
SAE Aero Design Guidelines Rev A, 2013
Vehicle Sizing • Determine Wing Loading, Planform Area • Select Aspect Ratio Span & Chord • Select Airfoil – Consider All Elements of Performance (CLmax, stall performance, drag) – Consider Reasonable Building Constraints (such as trailing edge thickness) and their Impact Upon Performance
SAE Aero Design Guidelines Rev A, 2013
Configuration Selection • Conventional, Canard, Tailless Flying Wing, Delta, Biplane, Monoplane, etc. – Analyze the pros & cons of each – Select based upon best fit with design objectives – Pay Attention to Requirements • Tricycle or Taildragger – Don’t Halt Analysis at Weight Only – Consider the Operating Environment! • Wing Placement: High, Mid, Low – Consider Stability Implications – Structural Implications • Propulsion Installation
SAE Aero Design Guidelines Rev A, 2013
Propulsion • Advance Class – Two or Four Stroke – Size, Number of Engines – Consider Torque Curves in Addition to Power Curves • Micro Class (all electric class) – Electric Propulsion System Choice/Analysis – Reliability • All Classes – Propeller Selection—Don’t just use what the manufacturer recommends! – Consider Dynamic Thrust, not just Static Thrust
Stress Analysis • Load Factor • Factor of Safety • Wing Strength • Load Path for Payload – In Flight – During Landing • Landing Gear • If Your Design Includes “Flying Wires,” Include Them in the Analysis
SAE Aero Design Guidelines Rev A, 2013
Stability & Control • Static Margin • Lateral/Directional Derivatives • Dihedral, Polyhedral, or Flat?
SAE Aero Design Guidelines Rev A, 2013
Advance Class Flight Systems • Requirements • Hardware/Software • System Performance
SAE Aero Design Guidelines Rev A, 2013
Performance • Takeoff Distance – Wind or No Wind? Why Consider Wind? – If Wind, How Much? • Payload Prediction – State Prediction Under Most Likely Local Conditions • Stopping Distance – Assume a Reasonable Touchdown Point – Remember You’re Dissipating Energy
SAE Aero Design Guidelines Rev A, 2013
Empirical Results • Results of Flight Test – What Worked As Predicted – What Didn’t, and Why Not – What Was Changed as a Result