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Spring 2025

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Firefighting Air Vehicle Design, Analysis and Flight Test

This team, in collaboration with Boeing, is developing a modular Unmanned Aerial System Payload Release System to support firefighting operations. Designed to mount onto commercially available drones, this system enables precise deployment of fire-retardant materials over targeted areas. The project aims to create a modular, user-friendly and adaptable system that integrates with existing firefighting drone…

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Fall 2024

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Avionics Grip Integration and Mounting Assembly

Boeing is modernizing the cockpit of the Apache attack helicopter, including upgrades such as a larger display and independently movable mission grips. To integrate the mission grips successfully, a mounting assembly is needed that is compatible with both the grips and the aircraft. Our team was tasked with designing and modeling a stable mounting assembly…

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Fall 2025

Team 09 Drone Interceptor Design, Analysis and Flight Test

Boeing partnered with the team to develop an autonomous drone interceptor capable of detecting and neutralizing hostile aerial threats. The system integrates AI-based detection algorithms with a net deployment mechanism to disable targets in flight. This approach offers a practical, adaptive solution to counter the growing challenges of drone warfare. Sponsor Boeing

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