2008 - 2009 RIT Micro Air Vehicle (MAV)

Structural Design Project (P09121)

Are you Tired of the same old Paper Airplanes?

Are you eligible for Senior Design?

YES I AM!

Then join the 2008-2009 RIT MAV team and do something

cool with your life

What’s an MAV?It’s a Micro Air Vehicle designed to fly by remote

control or completely by itself

MAV’s are used by DARPA, the Military, and the CIAfor video surveillance of enemy troops

Photo courtesy of Honeywell

What are we doing with an MAV?

• Designing RIT’s future MAV platform

• Entering the US/European Flight Competition

• Working toward a fully autonomous vehicle (that’s right it will eventually fly itself! )

• Designing the airframe structure based on the aerodynamic design (P09121) and integrating it with the flight controls system (P09122)

Does This look like Fun to You?

The Maverick by Prioria

What do we need?• Mechanical Engineers:

– Design Engineer

– Structural/Fluid Analyst (CFD/FEA)

– Materials Engineer

– Test Engineer

• Industrial Engineers:– Manufacturing Engineer

Where Can I Sign Up?

• If you’d like to join the RIT MAV team contact the project manager:

Joe Hozdic

Email: jch6838@rit.edu

or find me in building 9