A-16m Avionics Demonstrator
A-16m Avionics Demonstrator
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2016 | Cranfield University
2016 | Cranfield University
The A-16m Avionics Demonstrator was a simulation of different avionic systems of the A-16m aircraft, which was designed during the Group Design Project in the framework of the MSc in Aerospace Vehicle Design. Each student modelled an avionics subsytem in MATLAB® and Simulink®, and then they were integrated together to create the said demonstrator.
We submitted the work to the Simulink Student Challenge 2016 and were awarded with the 2nd place: https://uk.mathworks.com/academia/student-challenge/fall-2016.html
The part of the system I designed was the Landing Guidance System, whose main role was to provide guidance during the landing phase to the flight crew and the flight control system. The primary landing system was based on GNSS Satellite and Ground Based Approach Systems. It also featured a Combined Vision System (Enhanced + Sythetic Vision Systems) to improve pilot's situational awareness and I speculated about the possibility of computing the aircraft position based on imagery to improve the integrity and availability of the system in case of loss or malfunction of GNSS based systems.
Synthetic imagery generated given the aircraft position and Euler angles for runway 09 L - 27 R at Heathrow Airport.
Video of the Avionics Flight Demonstrator submitted to the Simulink Student Challenge 2016
Visualization of visible GNSS satellites to compute aircraft position.
Platform to study non-linear controllers (MSc thesis)
Platform to study non-linear controllers (MSc thesis)
2016 | Cranfield University
2016 | Cranfield University
My Msc Thesis was about the design and development of a motorised pendulum to study the implementation of non-linear controllers. I conceived, designed and implemented a test rig, estimating the plant parameters and then proceeded to implement a gain-scheduled PID controller and a feedback linearization PID controller to meet specific overshoot and rise time requirements. The test rig was also simulated in MATLAB® and Simulink®, and an embedded controller was implemented in an Arduino UNO (Atmega328) to test the controllers in the physical rig.
Future students will use the test rig to study finite precision effects in gain-scheduled controllers and other non-linear controllers.
Design of the test rig in Catia V5.
Completed test rig.
Airbus Fly Your Ideas - Logic Boarding
Airbus Fly Your Ideas - Logic Boarding
2016 | Cranfield University
2016 | Cranfield University
I was involved in the development of the "Virtual Boarding Board" method in the framework of the Airbus Fly Your Ideas competition. We envisaged the use of smartphones to call passengers to the boarding gate, and then make use of an augmented reality app to position them in a specific order that minimizes boarding time.
There are multiple publications that discuss the possibility of boarding in a specific order that minimizes boarding time (like the Steffen boarding method). This project was focused on enabling passengers to line-up in such order.
Our team made it to the 2nd round, but we did not make it to the final one! In any case, speculating about this novel boarding system was a great experience.
Video submitted to Airbus Fly Your Ideas competition.
The augmented reality board helps passengers to position themselves in the correct order to board the aircraft.
Low cost GoTo Platform (BSc Thesis)
Low cost GoTo Platform (BSc Thesis)
2014 | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
2014 | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
I designed and built an astronomical GoTo platform capable of pointing stars and planets with a precision of about 0.5 degrees. I mounted a green laser pointer for testing and demo purposes. These type of platforms are already available and are not novel as such. However, they are also quite pricey. They can be used to mount telescopes for astronomical observations or high gain antennas for satellite communications.
The goal of this BSc thesis was to develop a low cost GoTo platform with commercially available components. It uses the same motors and controllers found in 3D printers, and other components can easily be found online (except a couple of them, which were 3D printed).
Once I got the platform working, I had some time left to play with it and explore new concepts. I wanted to "draw" constellations in the sky by moving the laser pointer along the stars that form constellations. The video below shows the platform "drawing" part of Orion.
GoTo platform "drawing" constellation Orion.
Testing the platform on the roof of my Uni in Terrassa. Photo Credit: M. Soria.
Close-up photo of the GoTo platform.
Gauss Accelerator
Gauss Accelerator
2010 | Escola Joan Pelegrí
2010 | Escola Joan Pelegrí
I made a permanent magnet Gauss accelerator during my pre-university studies (Treball de Recerca) featuring a timer to compute the speed of the ball. I also made a device to measure the force that the magnet would do from a certain distance in order to calculate the maximum theoretical energy of the accelerator. The project was awarded the first prize by the Catalan Physics Society (Societat Catalana de Física) as the best physics related Treball de Recerca.
Link to news feed of the Catalan Physics Society https://www.iec.cat/activitats/noticiasencera.asp?id_noticies=225
Gauss accelerator (permanent magnets variant).
Device to measure magnetic force vs. distance.
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