Creative Interdisciplinary UAV Design

Author

Steve Eugene Watkins, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow
Thomas Rehmeier

Abstract

Interdisciplinary design is an important aspect of engineering work. Opportunities for collaboration between disciplines exist at the undergraduate level through engineering competitions and senior design courses. To be successful, the various groups must be aware of the needed synergy and must develop cross-disciplinary communication. This article describes the collaborative design process for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) between an IEEE competition team and an aerospace engineering senior design team.

Recommended Citation

S. E. Watkins and T. Rehmeier, "Creative Interdisciplinary UAV Design," IEEE Potentials, vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 12 - 15, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Jan 2014.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1109/MPOT.2013.2255518

Department(s)

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Keywords and Phrases

Collaborative design process; Cross-disciplinary; Engineering works; Inter-disciplinary designs; Senior design; UAV designs; Aerospace engineering; Curricula; Design; Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0278-6648

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2014 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jan 2014