Work package (with milestones and deliverables)

Work package and activity Earliest

start
date
Latest
comple-
tion
date
Outputs
(deliverables)
Milestone Responsibility
WORK PACKAGE 1:
Project Management and Communication
Objective:
Managing throughout the project to ensure
successful achievement of project outcomes to
time and budget

1.1. Project planning and presentations Sep
2014
May
2015
Capstone Project
Proposal; Presentation

1.2. Regular meetings Ongoing Ongoing
1.3. Final report completion x
WORK PACKAGE 2:
Literature Review

2.1. To find and read the relevant literature Sep
2014
Oct
2014

2.1.1. Determine the categories and
characteristics of UAVs
Sep
2014
Sep
2014

2.1.2. Study the aerodynamics of aircrafts
and copters
Sep
2014
Jan
2015

2.1.3. Examine the issues related to payload Sep
2014
Jan
2015

2.1.4. Study the avionics and control system Oct
2014
Mar
2015

2.2. Summarize findings Oct
2014
Jan
2015
Meeting discussions,
relevant pdf files and
books

WORK PACKAGE 3:
Conceptual design development

3.1. Preliminary calculations
3.2. Glider design Technical sketches
3.2.1. Configuration selection
3.2.2. Fuselage design
3.2.3. Wing design
3.2.4. Tail design
3.2.5. Motors location
3.3. Copter design Technical sketches
3.3.1. Configuration
3.3.2. Number of copters
3.4. Summarize the final conceptual design Technical sketch,
justification report
x
WORK PACKAGE 4:
Aerodynamic Calculations and Optimization

4.1. Initial Calculations: mass, Lift force, Drag
force, Thrust force

4.2. Detailed calculations: all necessary
parameters

4.3. Optimization of the parameters Excel (or Matlab)
calculation
x
WORK PACKAGE 5:
Design of Tilting mechanism

5.1. Mechanism design in CAD CAD design product
5.2. Control system development Program code x
WORK PACKAGE 6:
Design of Glider Components using CAD

6.1. Design of the components separately
6.1.1. Fuselage design
6.1.2. Wings design
6.1.3. Tail design
6.2. Final assembly (add WP5 product) CAD design product x
WORK PACKAGE 7:
Model analysis

7.1. Strength simulations using CAD CAD analysis result
7.2. Aerodynamic simulations using CAD CAD analysis result
7.3. Summary of the results The excel sheet of
verified model
parameters
x
WORK PACKAGE 8:
Manufacturing and testing the model

8.1. Ordering the model components and
materials, preparation of equipment and tools
UAV model
components and
materials
x
8.2. Assembly of the multicopter structure
8.3. Assembly of the glider (final assembly) x
8.4. Programming the controllers Program code
8.5. Testing the prototype The ready prototype x







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WP2: Literature Review
WP3:
Conceptual
Design
WP6: CAD Design of the model
WP4: Aerodynamic
Calculations and
Optimization
WP7: Model Analysis
WP5: Tilt
mechanism
design
WP8: Manufacturing and testing of the model