Load-bearing mechatronic prototype
Habitat for Aviation, a non-profit based in Vermont, fields light aircraft like Cessnas from a space-constrained hangar. Because of specific maneuverability requirements, they wanted to explore a custom solution.
After pitching proof of concept renders (left), we decided to modify an existing Daytona car dolly. After welding on a custom plasma-cut steel frame and mounting two powerful electric motors, the dolly could hold and move the weight of an airplane wheel in any direction.
Thank you
My Engs21 group partner Charlotte Sadelain, Hutch & the Machine Shop, and Professors Vicki May & Tad Truex.