For my graduation project I had to redesign the DroneCatcher V2. The DCV2 is a military drone that catches rogue drones with a net but is built on a modular body which inherently was not designed nor optimized for her missions. My goal was a complete redesign of this drone in 17 weeks. From the shape and the component layout to her user-friendliness and usecase.
After extensive designwork I came up with a redesign of the military drone that has optimized flight characteristics, optimized form factor and user-friendliness for her users, optimized (electronical) component layout to prepare for future component availablilty and processing power.
Research | Sketches | CAD files | Proces report | Presentation of the final product
Look & Feel | Functionality | Producibility | CAD model | Integrated design
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PROBLEM:
RESEARCH:
After conducting in-depth research and gathering extensive requirements and preferences from various sources, I gained a clear understanding of the design challenges for this project. To address these challenges, I used sketches, foam models and CAD models to explore and develop solutions to these design challenges.
SOLUTION:
/What did I learn?
From my graduation project, I learned that in the future, I must make decisions sooner during large projects. I was responsible for the complete redesign of a military drone (a task usually carried out by a team of professionals over a period longer than 17 weeks). The workload was intense, but I managed to complete everything on time.
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