MAE461/462 Mechanical Design Capstone Project

This project involved coordination of the efforts of twenty-one student engineers, all working on different aspects of the same product. Consequently, considerable effort had to be expended on organization. The class was structured as four technical groups and then had an oversight body in the form of a board of directors.

Group	Purpose	Members	Role
Board of Directors	Process oversight	Will Goodrum	CEO
		Jon Kassoff	COO
		Johan Yavari	CFO
		Mike Coleman	CIO
		Trevor Wesolowski	CTO
Chassis	Design and construct the integrating platform that supports lift, controls, and thrust	Marc Heisel	team leader
		Josh Heim
		Luke Scruby
		Alex Sohn
		Johan Yavari
Lift System	Design and construct the lift fan and drive system, analyze duct requirements for chassis, design and construct the skirt system, determine lift fan engine control requirements	Brady Bolton	Team leader
		Matt Federici
		Mark Hopke
		Drew Michelotti
		Ryan O'Grady
		Eric Zettervall
Thrust System	Design and construct the thrust fan and drive system, determine thrust fan engine control requirements, design and construct the rudder system for thrust vectoring, design and construct thrust module structure	Dave Adelman	Team leader
		Jon Kassoff
		Arthur Orton
		Trevor Wesolowski
		Evan Van Ness
Control System	Design and construct control systems for the rudders, thrust, and lift engines.	Mike Coleman	Team leader
		James Clarke
		Will Goodrum
		Nate Grady
		Mike Jones