Fly without borders with additive manufacturing : a microscale tilt-rotor tricopter design

• Main Authors: Lee, Wilson Ying Jun, Mehndiratta, Mohit, Kayacan, Erdal
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: 3D Printing; Unmanned Aerial Vehicle; DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Prototyping
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/88562; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/45815
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This paper presents a lightweight and fully customized fabrication of a 3D printed microscale tilt-rotor tricopter for search and rescue missions in tight and uncertain environments where size, agility, cost, and manufacturing time could be of essence. Particularly, we utilize additive manufactur...