PLTW
Centerville High School gave me the opportunity to participate in Project Lead The Way (PLTW). It consisted of learning the basics of several engineering disciplines and participating in several projects throughout the course of two years. Some of the projects I worked on consisted of UAS prototyping, Revit and CAD work, and the basics of mechanical, electrical, and civil engineering.
Two renderings of the third and final version of my UAS. The initial concept was to build a drone that could fold for compact storage while still functioning like a full size drone. The first two iterations proved too large even when folded, with the folding elements not really providing any sort of benefit. Another benefit of the third design is how much easier it was to handle in flight. All pilots during testing said it was an extremely handy flier that was extremely easy and quick to fly. It also made use of previous class designs by incorporating their GoPro mount, which could rotate in flight with the use of a servo.
The first assembled iteration of V3. While much more successful than the first two versions it still required improvement. The most notable would be the increased footprint for the landing gear to eliminate unstable landings. Here it is shown prior to the installation of props and flight controller.