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=Projects History= | =Projects History= | ||
==Human Powered Ornithopter (2008)== | ==Human Powered Ornithopter (2008)== | ||
During the summer of 2008 a group of graduate students founded the club to design and build an[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ornithopter ornithopter] (wing-flapping aircraft) that used human power alone. The project was headed by Todd Reichert (NΨ 0T4 + Film) and Cameron Robertson (NΨ 0T8). The ornithopter was successfully completed and made a record-setting flight as the first human powered ornithopter [[http://www.aerovelo.com/ornithopter-summary 1] | During the summer of 2008 a group of graduate students founded the club to design and build an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ornithopter ornithopter] (wing-flapping aircraft) that used human power alone. The project was headed by Todd Reichert (NΨ 0T4 + Film) and Cameron Robertson (NΨ 0T8). The ornithopter was successfully completed and made a record-setting flight as the first human powered ornithopter [[http://www.aerovelo.com/ornithopter-summary 1] | ||
[[File:131216175956-areovelo-ornithopter-story-top.jpg|400px|center|middle|thumb|Morning flight of the first-ever human-powered ornithopter.]] | [[File:131216175956-areovelo-ornithopter-story-top.jpg|400px|center|middle|thumb|Morning flight of the first-ever human-powered ornithopter.]] | ||
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[[File:Aerovelo-atlas-human-powered-helicopter-sikorsky.jpg|500px|thumb|center|Aerovelo's Atlas the human powered helicopter]] | [[File:Aerovelo-atlas-human-powered-helicopter-sikorsky.jpg|500px|thumb|center|Aerovelo's Atlas the human powered helicopter]] | ||
==Celero (2012 - 2013)== | ==Celero (2012 - 2013)== | ||
Knowing that Bluenose could be greatly improved for future high-speed events, the team decided to take a different approach for the more utility-oriented ASME event. A faired tricycle was designed, using many of the same structural features as the previous two-wheeled vehicles. This new vehicle - dubbed Celero - was slower, but far more stable and reliable than the team's previous entries. | Knowing that Bluenose could be greatly improved for future high-speed events, the team decided to take a different approach for the more utility-oriented ASME event. A faired tricycle was designed, using many of the same structural features as the previous two-wheeled vehicles. This new vehicle - dubbed Celero - was slower, but far more stable and reliable than the team's previous entries. | ||
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During the summer term, several members of HPVDT undertook to construct an updated version of the Eta speedbike, to be called Eta Prime. While not completed in time for WHPSC 2015, the new speedbike project made excellent progress. Among the modifications made were a lighter fairing, a stiffer frame, and an updated electronics package. | During the summer term, several members of HPVDT undertook to construct an updated version of the Eta speedbike, to be called Eta Prime. While not completed in time for WHPSC 2015, the new speedbike project made excellent progress. Among the modifications made were a lighter fairing, a stiffer frame, and an updated electronics package. | ||
[[File:Eta Prime Outer Shell.JPG|500px|center|middle|thumb|ETA | [[File:Eta Prime Outer Shell.JPG|500px|center|middle|thumb|ETA Prime Outer Shell]] | ||
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[[File:CM4_2.JPG|500px|center|middle|thumb| Axios submarine rendering during the early design phase]] | [[File:CM4_2.JPG|500px|center|middle|thumb| Axios submarine rendering during the early design phase]] | ||
Through the summer, work on Eta prime was completed and the team raced it for the first time at WHPSC 2016. At the same event, former team founder Todd Reichert set a new absolute world record of 144.17 km/h (89.59 mi/h) in Eta. | Through the summer, work on Eta prime was completed and the team raced it for the first time at WHPSC 2016. At the same event, former team founder Todd Reichert set a new absolute world record of 144.17 km/h (89.59 mi/h) in Eta. | ||
==Cyclone (2015-2016)== | ==Cyclone (2015-2016)== | ||
While continuing work on Axios and Eta Prime, HPVDT designed an improved version of Vortex called Cyclone. Cyclone features a more sophisticated drivetrain structure, retractable landing gear for low speed stability, and improved composites techniques, resulting in a lighter vehicle. The vehicle was not completed in time for ASME 2016, but was completed and raced at the Northbrook Velodrome in July of that year. The vehicle suffered from poor drivetrain reliability and insufficiently stiff landing legs. | While continuing work on Axios and Eta Prime, HPVDT designed an improved version of Vortex called Cyclone. Cyclone features a more sophisticated drivetrain structure, retractable landing gear for low speed stability, and improved composites techniques, resulting in a lighter vehicle. The vehicle was not completed in time for ASME 2016, but was completed and raced at the Northbrook Velodrome in July of that year. The vehicle suffered from poor drivetrain reliability and insufficiently stiff landing legs. | ||
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{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|- | |- | ||
||Year | ||'''Year''' | ||
||Captain | ||'''Team Captain''' | ||
||Faculty Advisor | ||'''Faculty Advisor''' | ||
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||2020-2021 | |||
||Calvin Moes(NΨ 1T3+PEY) and Joshua Madero (Mech 2T0+PEY) | |||
||Jun Nogami | |||
|- | |- | ||
||2018-2020 | ||2018-2020 | ||
||Bill Kong (PHY 2T0) | ||Bill Kong(PHY 2T0) | ||
||Jun Nogami | ||Jun Nogami | ||
|- | |- | ||
||2013-2018 | ||2013-2018 | ||
||Calvin Moes (NΨ 1T3+PEY | ||Calvin Moes(NΨ 1T3+PEY) | ||
||Jun Nogami | ||Jun Nogami | ||
|- | |- | ||
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||Jun Nogami | ||Jun Nogami | ||
|- | |- | ||
||2008- | ||2008-2011 | ||
||Todd Reichert(NΨ 0T4) and Cameron Robertson(NΨ 0T8) | ||Todd Reichert(NΨ 0T4) and Cameron Robertson(NΨ 0T8) | ||
||Jun Nogami | ||Jun Nogami | ||
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=External links= | |||
* [https://hpvdt.skule.ca/ Team Webpage] | * [https://hpvdt.skule.ca/ Team Webpage] | ||
* [https://www.facebook.com/hpvdt.skule/ Team Facebook] | * [https://www.facebook.com/hpvdt.skule/ Team Facebook] | ||
* [https://www.linkedin.com/company/hpvdt/ Team LinkedIn] | |||
* [http://hpo.ornithopter.net Human Powered Ornithopter Project] | * [http://hpo.ornithopter.net Human Powered Ornithopter Project] | ||
[[Category:Design and Competition Teams]] | [[Category:Design and Competition Teams]] | ||