ASME & SWE DIY Rapid Prototyping Machines and UAV Design

That's right folks, step right up to see this demonstration of a Do It Yourself rapid protoype machine!

Presentation 1: by Technology Education Concepts, Inc.
http://www.rapmanusa.com

Presentation 2: by Aurora Flight Sciences, Corporation
http://www.aurora.aero

Location:

Daniel Webster College

Collings Auditorium, Gallery Conference Room

20 Univerity Drive

Nashua, NH 03063

Agenda:

6PM - Social gatehring & Dinner

7-8PM - RapMan Rapid Prototyping System, presented by Tech Ed

8-9PM - UAV Design, Aurora Flight Sciences

Dinner:

All you can enjoy buffet from the menu at the College Center Dining Hall

Cost:

$5 cash or check payable at the event. Sign in and get your ticket at the meeting room prior to going to the dining hall.

Abstract:
Technology Education Concepts, Inc. will review the concept of
RP/RM (rapid prototyping/ rapid manufacturing) and discuss one of the newest hardware alternatives in 3D printing technology, designed especially to ntroduce mechatronics engineering. Utilizing an FDM technology, the RapManUSA RP/RM machine principal was developed by Dr. Adrian Bowyer of Bath University in the UK as a means to introduce a cost effective approach to rapid manufacturing with open-source software for control and file capture. The RapManUSA has been ntroduced to the US in a kit form, with a single extruder head for 3D printing applications. Product development continues with the introduction of an advanced design desk top model and the opportunity for multiple extruder leads and for tool holding heads of varying applications. A live demonstration of the technology is planned.

Speaker 1: Mark Leonard

Mark Leonard, Northeast Regional Sales Manager, TEC
Prior to joining Tech Ed Concepts, Mark enjoyed a career as a technology
education instructor with a degree in education from Fitchburg State College in Massachusetts. After leaving the classroom, Mark worked for many years as a regional representative for a Massachusetts-based division of L3
Communications, working with communications technology hardware for the
commercial broadcast sector. Founded in 1987, Technology Education Concepts, Inc. (TEC) provides 3D solutions required to teach young people about the fields of engineering, design, manufacturing and architecture. TEC is the North American Academic Distributor of KeyCreator (a leading mechanical CAD software package), DataCAD (a robust architecture software package), Envisioneer (3D architectural, rendering and design software) and SurfCAM Cad/Cam software. We are the academic representatives for Z Corp 3D printer and scanners and the national academic distributor for GCC LaserPro CO2 laser cutter/engravers. For over 20 years. TEC has established itself as a trusted one-stop academic resource offering teacher training, textbooks, workbooks, reference guides and additional classroom support materials.

Abstract 2:
Aurora Flight Sciences has been a leader in the U.S. UAV market for over 20 years. The company has grown from an MIT spin-off in the late 1980s to having over 300 employees spread across four states. Aurora has four business units: Tactical Systems, Aerostructures, Advanced Concepts, and Research and Development, which allow it to be very diverse for such a small aersoapce company. Aurora is headquartered in Manassas, VA, and has an R&D center in Cambridge, MA. It develops a wide range of products from composite structures for the Global Hawk to man-packable UAVs.

In 2005 Aurora opened its R&D Center where the primary objective is to further diversify the technology portfolio and integrate more cutting-edge technologies into the products. The RDC bids mostly on NASA and DOD SBIR/STTR, which are 6 month to 2 year small business projects with the goal of rapidly developing new technology, often with the help of a partner university. Engineers at the RDC have the ability to rapid prototype novel concepts and use the operational and manufacturing expertise of the rest of the company.

This presentation will focus on recent design challenges faced by Aurora as they push the edge of what is possible with unmanned systems. Projects such as the DARPA Vulture program, which aims to fly a UAV continuously for 5 years and the NASA N+3 program, which aims to reduce aircraft carbon emissions by 70% by 2030 are two examples of the challenging designs the company is pursuing.

A flight demonstration will provide a peak at the small autonomous systems being developed at the Cambridge RDC. The goal of putting a UAV in the pocket of every solider can only be accomplished through drastic reductions in both size and cost of autonomous systems.

Speaker 2: Brandon Suarez
Brandon has been associated with Aurora for three years as both an intern and full-time employee. He graduated from MIT in 2009 and is currently pursuing a Masters in the Aero/Astro Department. While at Aurora, Brandon has had an opportunity to work on a variety of projects from a 5m z-wing R/C aircraft to an indoor /outdoor man-packable VTOL UAV. As an undergraduate at MIT, Brandon was the leader of the MIT Design/Build/Fly team as well as a Varsity Basketball player. He is also a newly minted private pilot.

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