sulsa presentation - university of southampton
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Sulsa
Southampton University Laser Sintered Aircraft
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Sulsa Key points
• First published ‘printed’ aircraft
• Light UAV
• Designed by the University of Southampton, with assistance from 3T RPD ltd. A 3d printing company.
• Streamlined design process: complete optimization, design, manufacturing workflow.
• Autopilot by Skycircuits http://www.skycircuits.com/
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Presenting the aircraft
• Pusher engine
• V tail design
• Elliptical wing planform
• 5 printed nylon parts in airframe
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Key aircraft statistics
• Airframe made entirely from laser sintered nylon
• MTOW: 3kg
• Span: 1.2 m
• Max engine power: 400 w
• Endurance at cruise speed: 40 minutes
• Cruise range 45 km at 38 kts.
• Maximum measured velocity in level fight 75 kts, 90 mph
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Catapult launch, belly landing
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Innovation Areas
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Product innovation
• All structural parts in 3d printed nylon
• All fasteners printed in the nylon, no bolts, screws or nuts
• Complete structural freedom for the designer.
• Hinges printed in 3d printer
• Control surfaces printed in place.
• Very fast assembly of equipment onto airframe
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Hinges and moving parts printed in place
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All equipment is clipped into place
• Servo’s (4)
• Engine (1)
• Equipment tray has clips for all other equipment including:
• Batteries (2)
• Autopilot (1)
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Front fuselage is attached using a bayonet
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Design innovation
• Design is parametric, and can be stretched or resized.
• Directly from the optimization to manufacturing geometry.
• The cost of structural design complexity is effectively zero.
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Innovative structural design
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Aircraft ready for flight
• Very light, strong structure
• Highly complex
• No effect on manufacturing costs
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Manufacturing innovation
• Directly from CAD part to manufacturing
• Extremely low construction hours (powder cleaning only)
• Spare parts or upgraded designs can be printed in 96 hours or less.
• No tooling costs, mass customization possible and desirable.
• Complete separation of design and construction: print where you need.
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Laser printer in action
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Cake of powder containing parts
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Powder removal
• Powder removal only human intervention at the end of the manufacturing process.
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Assembly-ready parts directly from printer
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