VT's 3d Printing Spring Additive Vehicle Design Challenge

[Brian_Krassenstein]

It’s the second year in a row for Virginia Tech’s Spring Additive Vehicle Design Challenge working to inspire engineering students to come up with innovative 3D printed, remote controlled vehicles that can work their way over difficult terrain — and fly into the sky as well. Not only do the students have the opportunity to win cash prizes in the AM Grand Challenge, their designs may also be helpful to the military as well as other entities needing these types of vehicles for search and rescue, and activities in harsh, isolated regions. Find out the challenge in the full article: http://3dprint.com/46293/virginia-tech-grand-challenge/


Below is a photo of a 3D printed quadcopter from the 2014 challenge:

[curious aardvark]

how about a lightweight quadcopter frame with some lightweigt printed wheels.
Make the blades tilt forward say about 30 degrees and you could fly OR drive it :-)

[soofle616]

how about a lightweight quadcopter frame with some lightweigt printed wheels.
Make the blades tilt forward say about 30 degrees and you could fly OR drive it :-)

Using props to propel a land based vehicle is generally very inefficient. BUT how bout add blade "guards" to the props and allow them to tilt 90 degrees. Then you just drive on the props and when the going gets too rough rotate them up and fly off.