Acrylic Helicopter

The brief for this assignment was “make something with that incorporates a basic motion”

• Fully acrylic helicopter created from panels cut out of 1/4” and 1/8” sheets

• Modeled off of a military grade vehicle and designed, built, and assembled fully in SolidWorks before prototyping out of acrylic

• Assembled using various press fit joints, lap joints, and acrylic pegs

• Arduino incorporated to create the motion of the rotor

• Won Best Team project