The design report summarizes the team's conceptual, preliminary, and detailed design of an unmanned aircraft for the Cessna/Raytheon AIAA Design Build Fly Competition. It includes sections on team organization, design constraints, configuration selection, dimensional parameters, system design, manufacturing plan, testing plan, and performance results. The goal was to design an aircraft that would score highly according to the competition's scoring formula by completing pre-defined mission tasks autonomously.

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Design Report
Team Aerocats
University of California, Merced
Cessna/Raytheon AIAA
Design Build Fly Competition
2015-2016

3. Table of Contents
Executive Summary
2. Management Summary
Team Organization
Project Milestone Chart
3. Conceptual Design
Design Constraints
Scoring Formula
Mission Sequence
Sensitivity/Extreme Case Analysis
Configuration Selection
Conceptual Design Summary
4. Preliminary Design
Design and Analysis Methods
Mission Model
Design and Sizing Trades
Lift, Drag, and Stability
Expected Flight Performance
5. Detailed Design
Dimensional Parameters
Structural Characteristics and Capabilities
System Design and Component Selection
Weight and Balance
Flight Performance Parameters
Predicted Mission Performance
Drawing Package
6. Manufacturing Plan And Process
Fuselage
Wings and Tails
Motor Mount
Landing Gear
7. Testing Plan
Objectives
Structural Integrity and Propulsion Tests
Preflight Checklist
Flight Test Plan
8. Performance Results
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