Magnetically Levitated Propeller Group Members: Eli, Zach, Mike, Joe, & Bernie
Jan 18, 2016
P16228- Magnetically Levitated PropellerGroup Members: Eli, Zach, Mike, Joe, & Bernie
Team Vision
Goals• Create concepts• New risks & benchmark specific
subsystem• Identify functions• Contact Boeing
Accomplishments• Concepts limited down to 2 potential
ideas• Risks added for subsystems &
benchmarks added for maglev and micro controller
• Primary and secondary functions created
Updated Customer Requirements
Updated Engineering Requirements
House of Quality
Functional Decomposition
ROV benchmarking
Maglev and magnetic bearing benchmarking
Microcontroller Benchmarking
Concept Development
Morphological Chart and Concept Selection
Criteria for Concept Selection
1. Uses magnets for levitation
2. Can it operate underwater?
3. Is it safe?
4. Are there shafts and seals?
5. Will Boeing be able to adopt the design?
6. High flow of water
7. Is it completely waterproof?
8. Is it stable?
9. Keeps propeller and user safe
10. Not an electrical hazard
11. Programming is efficient and robust
12. Can be completed in 2 semesters
13. Easy to use
14. Cheap to produce
15. Efficient
16. Generates a lot of thrust
17. Friction-less and no mechanical wear
Fallback Options
• Gift shop design
• Partially levitated (1 single mechanical point)
• Propeller made to operate in air, if there is enough time we
will make it submersible
Concept Selection -
Systems Architecture
• Propeller• Axial magnetic levitation and stability system• Lateral magnetic (or mechanical) stability system• Propeller rotation mechanism (electromagnetic or mechanical)• Propeller physical protection system• Propeller case/duct system• Electronic control system for electromagnet and propeller operation• Electronics and magnetics waterproof housing• User controller interface
Subsystem Designs•Joe Bernardini•3D Modeling/Drawings, Sheets and Schematics•BOM & Cost•Documentation
•Bernie Garcia•Propeller Design•3D Modeling/Drawings, Sheets and Schematics
•Zach Louison•Enclosure design•Heat Dissapation
•Mike Purcell•Microcontroller•Coding•Sensors•System Power
•Elijah Sensenig•DC Motor•Driver board (electromagnets)•Electromagnets and earth magnets•System Power
Feasibility - Neodymium Magnetic Attraction Forces
Feasibility - Propeller Material Design
Research and Prototyping Compare, design, thrust/stability comparison⇒
Feasibility- Thrust Calculations
Feasibility - Power Consumption
Feasibility - Battery Size and Weight
Designs and Flowcharts
Risk Assessment
Plans for next phase