Rule book- SAEISS Aero Design Challenge 2017

60 Pages·2016·0.73 MB·English

2017 Collegiate
Design Series

SAE ISS
Aero Design Challenge 2017

Rules
Foreword

It is our great pleasure to welcome you all to SAE ISS Aero Design Challenge
2017. This is the second year Aero design competition of SAE ISS with some changes in
the rules. The design constraints and scoring strategies were formulated to align with
real light weight unmanned air vehicle requirements and provide a most realistic
platform for undergraduate engineering students. The scoring calculation is made to
given equal importance for both the design process and interpersonal communication
skills.

First, in micro class the carrying case (where the aircraft is packed in) is required
to be a cubic box measuring less than or equal to 3 feet all sides. This makes for a robust,
easy to carry, and portable system. You will also find that improving portability, by
reducing the size of the box, yields a higher score. Second, assembly and launch of the
aircraft is a timed event during the first flight round of competition. This assures the
aircraft are truly flight worthy after the assembly demonstration. Third, performance of
the aircraft is still an important metric and the weight lifting performance is scored by
the payload fraction, or ratio of payload lifted to total weight. And finally, reliability is
also still critical. The successful team will achieve the highest score through achieving
the best combination of these performance metrics along with the workshop score. All
Micro Class aircraft are required to be hand launched.

SAE ISS Aero Design Challenge competition has been at capacity in recent years.
To help student’s teams multiple entries from one institute/college/university has been put
into effect. This means that an institute/college/university can have a maximum Regular
Class and Micro Class participation. For those institutions with larger teams we
encourage you to pool resources and exercise your project management skills to bring
together the larger team and execute on the project.

There are many other changes that will only be revealed by careful reading. We
have rewritten the rules format. It should provide for easier reading and comprehension.

Our sincere advice…read the rules carefully until you are VERY familiar with
them…then read them again.
All the very best to all of you!!

Dr. K. Senthilkumar
Dr. S. Senthilkumar
Dr. R. Krishnakumar
Dr. A. Mohamed Rasheed

SAE ISS Aero Design Rules Committee Members, Aerospace Development Council
CONTENTS

SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION 1

SECTION 2 REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL CLASSES 3
2.1 OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS AND 3
COMPETITION INFORMATION
2.2 TEAM MEMBER ELIGIBILITY 5
2.3 SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP 6
2.3.1 Pilots 6
2.3.2 Liability Waiver and Insurance Requirements 6
2.4 RINGERS PROHIBITED 6
2.5 DESIGN AND FABRICATION 6
2.6 ORIGINAL DESIGN 7
2.7 OFFICIAL LANGUAGES 7
2.8 UNIQUE DESIGNS 7
2.9 AIRCRAFT CLASSIFICATION/DUPLICATE 7
AIRCRAFT
2.10 AIRCRAFT ELIGIBILITY 8
2.11 REGISTRATION INFORMATION, DEADLINES 8
AND WAITLIST
2.12 POLICY DEADLINE 9
2.13 FACULTY ADVISOR 9
2.14 QUESTIONS, COMPLAINTS AND APPEALS 10
2.14.1 Questions 10
2.14.2 Complaints 10
2.14.3 Appeal / Preliminary Review 10
2.14.4 Appeal Format 11
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2.15 PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT 11
SECTION 3 MISSION REQUIREMENTS 13
3.1 ROUND ATTEMPT 13
3.2 MOTOR RUN-UP BEFORE TAKEOFF 13
3.3 AIRCRAFT CONFIGURATION AT LIFTOFF 13
AND DURING THE FLIGHT ATTEMPT
3.4 COMPETITION CIRCUIT REQUIREMENTS 14
3.5 TIME LIMITS AND MULTIPLE FLIGHT 14
ATTEMPTS
3.6 TAKE-OFF 15
3.7 LANDING 15
3.8 LANDING ZONE 15
3.9 GROUNDING AN AIRCRAFT 16
3.10 NO-FLY ZONE 17
3.11 FLIGHT RULES ANNOUNCEMENT 17
3.12 FLIGHT RULES VIOLATIONS 17
3.13 LOCAL FIELD RULES 18

SECTION 4 REGULAR CLASS 19
4.1 NO LIGHTER-THAN-AIR OR ROTARY WING 20
4.2 AIRCRAFT DIMENSION REQUIREMENT 20
4.2.1 Aircraft Weight Limit (Excluding Payload) 20
4.2.2 Aircraft Identification 20
4.2.3 Name and Address 21
4.2.4 Material Restriction 21
4.3 AIRCRAFT SYSTEM REQUIREMENT 21
4.3.1 Propulsion Requirements 21
4.3.2 Gear boxes, Drives, and Shafts 21
4.3.3 Aircraft Propulsion System Battery 21
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4.3.4 Radio System Battery 22
4.4 PAYLOAD REQUIREMENTS 22
4.4.1 Payload and Payload Support 22
4.4.2 Payload Bay Dimensions 22
4.4.3 Payload Distribution 24
4.4.4 Aircraft Ballast 24
4.5 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS 24
4.5.1 Radios 24
4.5.2 Spinners or Safety Nuts Required 24
4.5.3 Metal Propellers Prohibited 25
4.5.4 Control Surface Slop 25
4.5.5 Servo Sizing 25
4.6 REGULAR CLASS COMPETITION SCORING 25

SECTION 5 MICRO CLASS REQUIREMENTS 27
5.1 AIRCRAFT REQUIREMENTS AND 27
RESTRICTIONS
5.1.1 No lighter-than-air or rotary wing aircraft 27
5.1.2 Aircraft Identification 28
5.1.3 Aircraft Assembly 28
5.2 AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS 29
5.2.1 Propulsion Requirements 29
5.2.2 Propeller and Gearbox 29
5.2.3 Aircraft propulsion system battery 29
5.2.4 Gyroscopic Assist Allowed 29
5.3 PAYLOAD REQUIREMENTS 29
5.3.1 Payload and Payload Support 29
5.3.2 Payload Distribution 30
5.3.3 Payload bay dimensions 30
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5.3.4 Payload Material 31
5.4 AIRCRAFT LAUNCH METHOD 31
5.5 MCA HAND-LAUNCH SAFETY 32
REQUIREMENTS
5.6 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS 32
5.6.1 Radios 32
5. 6.2 Spinners and Safety Nuts Required 32
5. 6.3 Metal Propellers Prohibited 32
5. 6.4 Control Surface Slop 32
5. 6. 5 Servo Sizing 32
5.7 STORAGE AND TRANSPORT CONTAINER 33
5.8 AIRCRAFT SYSTEM PACKAGING GENERAL
REQUIREMENTS 33
5.9 TIMED AIRCRAFT ASSEMBLY 34
5.9.1 Assembly Demonstration Bonus 34
(Round 1 Only)
5.10 MISSION REQUIREMENTS 35
5.10.1 Process for Assembly Demonstration Bonus 35
5.10.2 Time Limit for Aircraft Launch 36
5.10.3 Aircraft Takeoff and circuit 36
5.10.4 Landing 37
5.11 MICRO CLASS COMPETITION SCORING 38

SECTION 6 DESIGN REPORT 40
6.1 SUBMISSION DEADLINES 40
6.2 DESIGN REPORT REQUIREMENTS 40
6.3 2D DRAWINGS 41
6.4 TECH DATA SHEET: PAYLOAD PREDICTION 43
(REGULAR CLASS ONLY) FLIGHT TEST
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VISUALS
6.5 TECH DATA SHEET: WEIGHT BUILDUP 45
(MICRO CLASS ONLY)

SECTION 7 TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS 46
7.1 TECHNICAL PRESENTATION 46
REQUIREMENTS
7.2 REGULAR CLASS PAYLOAD LOADING AND 47
UNLOADING DEMONSTRATION
7.3 TECHNICAL PRESENTATION PROCESS AND 47
PROCEDURES
7.4 TECHNICAL INSPECTION 48
7.5 AIRCRAFT CONFORMANCE TO 2D DRAWING 48
7.6 DEVIATIONS FROM 2D DRAWING 48
7.7 FAILURE TO REPORT DESIGN CHANGES 49
7.8 SAFETY AND AIRWORTHINESS OF 49
AIRCRAFT
7.9 INSPECTION OF SPARE AIRCRAFT AND 49
SPARE AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS
7.10 AIRCRAFT MUST MEET ALL INSPECTION 49
REQUIREMENTS THROUGHOUT THE
COMPETITION
7.11 TECHNICAL AND SAFETY INSPECTION 50
PENALTIES
APPENDIX A 51
APPENDIX B 52
APPENDIX C 53
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SECTION 1
INTRODUCTION
The study of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) is parallel to the growing
interest in the development of Robotics, as a replacement for expensive manned piloted
systems. A distinct advantage of UAV is cost-effectiveness. Owing to advances in sensor
devices, processing, and battery technologies in the recent past, unmanned aircraft
systems (UAS) have become smaller and economical. In specific, readily available light
weight, inexpensive sensors based on microelectromechanical systems have contributed
to the development of UAS autopilots for several domains. Successful applications
include military and non-military use, academic research, law enforcement and limited
recreation. They can be designed, developed, and run at a fraction of the cost, compared
to that of manned air vehicles. The absolute savings in engine, air platform, power
consumption.
The purpose of the SAEISS Aero Design Challenge is to promote and develop
Indian expertise and experience in unmanned systems technologies at the university and
college levels. Even small scale unmanned vehicles are complex systems requiring a well
planned and executed design approach. In addition, safety considerations are important
factors in this competition as in any other vehicle design project.
The competition is intended to provide undergraduate and graduate
engineering students with a real-life engineering challenge. It has been designed to
provide exposure to the kinds of situations that engineers face in their real-life work
environment. Each team is required to conceive, design and develop a prototype of fixed
wing UAV meeting the mission requirements. First and foremost a design competition,
students will find themselves performing trade studies and making compromises to arrive
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at a design solution that will optimally meet the mission requirements while still
conforming to the configuration limitations.
The importance of interpersonal communication skills is sometimes
overlooked, yet both written and oral communication skills are vital in the engineering
workplace. To help teams develop these skills, a high percentage of a team's score is
devoted to the design report and the oral presentation required in the competition.
SAEISS Aero Design features two classes of competition - Regular and Micro.
Regular Class continues to be the class with the purpose to develop the fundamental
understanding of flight and the goal is to lift as much payload as possible. Micro Class
teams are required to make trades between two potentially conflicting requirements,
carrying the highest payload fraction possible, while simultaneously pursuing the lowest
empty weight possible.
The Competition also provides multiple opportunities for teams from all over
India to showcase the extraordinary talents of engineering students while encouraging
them to develop innovative ideas towards development of improved systems for UAVs.
There are two parts to each competition, each with their own series of events.
These parts are known as Static and Dynamic Events. The events award the team points
towards a grand total. The team with the greatest total wins the competition overall. Some
events, such as tech inspection, award no points but are required in order to proceed to
other events for safety reasons.

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SECTION 2

REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL CLASSES

2.1 OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS AND COMPETITION INFORMATION
SAEISS Aero Design features two classes of competition— Regular and Micro.

• The Regular Class Aircraft (RCA) is an all-electric class with the
purpose to develop the fundamental understands of flight.
• The Micro Class Aircraft (MCA) is an all-electric class designed to
help students engage in trades between two potentially conflicting
requirements, carrying the highest payload fraction possible, while
simultaneously pursuing the lowest empty weight possible.
SAE Aero Design Rules and Organizer Authority

Rules Authority

The SAE ISS Aero Design Challenge Rules are the responsibility of the SAE
ISS Aero Design Challenge Committee and are issued under the authority of the SAE ISS
Aerospace Development Council. Official announcements from the SAE ISS Aero
Design Challenge Committee, SAE ISS Aerospace Development Council shall be
considered part of and have the same validity as these rules.
Ambiguities or questions concerning the meaning or intent of these rules will
be resolved by the officials, SAE ISS Aero Design Challenge Rules Committee or SAE
ISS Staff.

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