| Title | UBC Aero Design |
|---|---|
| Faculty/College/Unit | Applied Science |
| Status | Completed |
| Duration | 3 Years |
| Initiation | 04/01/2010 |
| Completion | 06/17/2014 |
| Funding Details | |
| Year 1: Project Title | UBC Aero Design (Heavy Lift) |
| Year 1: Project Year | Year 1 |
| Year 1: Funding Year | 2010/2011 |
| Year 1: Project Type | Small TLEF |
| Year 1: Principal Investigator | Peter Ostafichuk |
| Year 1: Funded Amount | 5,000 |
| Year 1: Team Members | Peter Ostafichuk, Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science |
| Year 1: Summary | The UBC Aero Design team designs, fabricates and flies a remote controlled aircraft capable of lifting the heaviest cargo weight possible in an international SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) competition. The design of the airplane is very open-ended and allows us to be as creative as we want while still maintaining safety standards and staying within the boundaries of the competition requirements. Each year, university teams from all over the world compete in both the SAE Aero Design West and SAE Aero Design East competitions. This year, the UBC team plans to compete in each of these prestigious competitions with hopes of expanding on both the team’s and UBC’s reputation for excellence in engineering and design. A range of engineering skills are tested through the performance of the competition aircraft; a written technical report and an oral presentation are also required. |
| Year 2: Project Title | UBC Aero Design (Heavy Lift) |
| Year 2: Project Year | Year 2 |
| Year 2: Funding Year | 2011/2012 |
| Year 2: Project Type | Small TLEF |
| Year 2: Principal Investigator | Peter Ostafichuk |
| Year 2: Funded Amount | 5,000 |
| Year 2: Team Members | Peter Ostafichuk, Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science |
| Year 2: Summary | This year, the UBC team plans to compete in the Western competition with hopes of improving on our 5th place performance last year and expanding on both the team’s and UBC’s reputation for excellence in engineering and design. A range of engineering skills are tested through the performance of the competition aircraft; a written technical report and an oral presentation are also required. |
| Year 3: Project Year | Year 3 |
| Year 3: Funding Year | 2012/2013 |
| Year 3: Project Type | Small TLEF |
| Year 3: Principal Investigator | Peter Ostafichuk |
| Year 3: Funded Amount | 6,500 |
| Year 3: Team Members | Peter Ostafichuk, Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science |
| Year 3: Summary | The annual Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Aero Design Series competitions pits student teams from across the worid against each other to design, fabricate and fly a remote-controlled aircraft with the heaviest cargo weight. Each competition within the series challenges students to innovate by utilizing a range of engineering skills to deliver an aircraft that adheres to competition safety standards and design requirements. Other deliverables include a written technical report and oral presentation. The UBC Aero Design team is aiming to exploit increased membership this year to improve on our 8th place performance in the regular-class event at the last SAE Aero Design West competition of the series, perpetuating UBC’s and the team’s tradition of excellence in engineering and design. The increased membership numbers also allows the team to explore future expansion in competing in the micro-class event of the competition. |