Mechanical Design / CAD2025
Drone Landing Base
A SolidWorks landing-base design for the team's sUAS: stable, printable, and built to take repeated landing loads.
3D-printable
Design for manufacture
Impact-ready
Landing loads
A mechanical design project: a landing base for a small uncrewed aircraft, balancing stability, weight, and printability.
Highlights
- Designed a landing base/platform for the drone in SolidWorks.
- Focused on ground stability and absorbing repeated landing impact without excess weight.
- Designed for 3D printing, with printable geometry and sensible tolerances.
01Goal
Give the aircraft a stable base that survives repeated landings without adding unnecessary weight.
02Design
Modeled in SolidWorks with 3D printing in mind: printable geometry, sensible wall thicknesses, and tolerances that account for the hardware it has to seat.
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