Wall Perching Quadcopter
ME102B Fall 2014, Group 5​
ABOUT US
We are a team of students from UC Berkeley taking the course ME102B in Fall 2014.
Tasked with a hands-on project illustrating various aspects of mechanical engineering design and integration, we decided to build a wall perching quadcopter that can power down flight systems to conserve energy while surveying.
​INTRODUCTION
Through our research process, we have determined a number of product specifications from customer needs analysis, technical limitations, and competitive benchmarking. We have decided to focus on flight as our primary mechanism for movement and are currently designing a quad copter with a tiered bump-frame to achieve this. Currently, we are planning to construct a pivoting arm with an adhesive attachment as our latching mechanism; however, given more time, we hope to implement a multi-use system with a reloading mechanism for the adhesive pads. With our manufacturing process beginning, we are confident in our ability to achieve our first level of defined success in building a functional quadcopter and believe we will also be able to achieve level two success with the simple arm design.