Connecticut Corsair Senior Design

1. Connecticut Corsair Senior Design Simulator Refurbishment EE Design Team 194

2. Connecticut Corsair Senior Design Problem Statement Summary In interdisciplinary team of mechanical, computer and electrical engineering students are reengineering the base of an outdated flight simulator to have movements characteristics akin to that of a Corsair F4U-4 aircraft.

3. Connecticut Corsair Senior Design Previous Work Pros/Cons of Induction vs. Servo Motors

4. Connecticut Corsair Senior Design Previous Work Ideal Motor Specifications in-lb =13.7 ft-lb ** **4.7hp non-standard. 5hp required.**

5. Connecticut Corsair Senior Design Current Work: Second Design Semester Motor Purchase and Installation - Induction motors mounted, relays built - Existing VFDs wired to motors - Servo purchased and being shipped ElectronicsInterfacing Components include... - Motor, - Arduino - VFDs - Protective circuitry, i.e: relays - Computer - Joystick inputs Arduino Sketch development - Function documentation and specifications

6. Connecticut Corsair Senior Design Current Work: Existing Motor Rebuild and Servo Integration Initial Design: three servo motors Redesign: single servo, two induction! More compliant with budget Small simulator load makes this possible Induction motor damage update Motor stator housings replaced

7. Connecticut Corsair Senior Design Current Work: Second Design Semester

8. Connecticut Corsair Senior Design Current Work: Rewire VFDs Given the previous design team’s wiring… Wiring modifications were made Parts of existing setup cut out New wiring allows for variable frequency input Old schematics didn’t provide Arduino pin numbers

9. Connecticut Corsair Senior Design Current Work: Wire Schematics

10. Connecticut Corsair Senior Design Current Work: Arduino Sketch Development Thus Far • Reads Joystick(Pots) inputs to move motors at variable speeds using PWM. • Easy to write analog output with simple math. • Only at half capacity, will be solved with circuit elements. • Encoder code is being developed for the AS25 Gurley Absolute Encoder.

11. Connecticut Corsair Senior Design Current Work What’s Next? • Interfacing with Servo drive • shipment estimated between 3/14 and 3/22 • Actual position controlled induction motors.

12. Connecticut Corsair Senior Design Current Work Absolute Encoder • Provides absolute position information to Arduino controller • 16 bit resolution - very accurate • Synchronous serial data communication between encoders and Arduino • High speed: ~1 microsecond response time

13. Connecticut Corsair Senior Design Current Work Simulation Software: Prepar3D • Lockheed Martin’s Prepar3D Academic v 1.4.4747.0 • Used for both entertainment and training • Immersive cockpit with real-life airports and environments • Mission Design, capable of entertainment and training purposes • SimConnect Developer SDK • Add-ons can be written in  C, C++, C#.net or VB.net • Add gauge processing, replace events processing, record/monitor flights, create custom missions, weather manipulation, enable hardware with Prepar3D, control additional views and/or AI aircraft • F4U-4 Corsair Plane Model Import via A2A • A2A is a software add-on company • “Aircraft Factory” Line • Fine distinction: use software to control machine • Future application: 3D immersive LCD screen

14. Connecticut Corsair Senior Design Timeline

15. Connecticut Corsair Senior Design High Level Joystick Motor Diagram

16. Connecticut Corsair Senior Design ME Contributions • Drive motor Analysis and Replacement • Free body Diagrams • Torque Requirements and Comparison • Nonlinear Linkages Analysis • Scissor Arm Analysis and Redesign • Determined failure scenarios • ANSYS analysis • CAD models • Motor Mount Redesign • Gearbox designs • ANSYS analysis • CAD models

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