To provide students with a cross-disciplinary experience that provides an opportunity to
work in a team environment that allows them to apply their knowledge in different
fields to produce a working vehicle.
The main engineering disciplines involved in this project will be:
* Design and manufacturing of textile composites
* Fluid Flow
* Finite element analysis
* Solid Modeling
* Imbedded Control Systems In this project the students will be exposed to:
* Physics behind the hovercraft operation (lift, thrust, control)
* Design of the craft components for a specific size and payload (theoretical calculations)
* Modeling the hovercraft geometrically using CAD system (SolidWorks)
* Analysis of the aerodynamics and stresses using finite element package (Cosmos)
* Generation of workshop detailed drawings
* Design and manufacture of hull and console using fiber composites
* Design and manufacture of the hovercraft skirt using non-permeable fabrics
* Selections of lift and thrust engines with their blades
* Design and analysis of steering mechanisms of the hovercraft
* Design, analysis, and implementation of an imbedded controller
* Assembly and testing
