Helicarrier : Project AetherME 1700 - Section A . Instructor: Dr.Raghu Pucha . TA:Jacob Sebastian

Noah Wolfert , Michael Cole , Will Stock , Vikas Molleti, Evan Williamson

Outline

● Part Models○ Individual member

parts

● Assembly Models○ Sub assemblies○ Final assemblies

● Challenges● Rendered Views● Final Animation

Body of the Helicarrier (Evan Williamson)

Upper shell/Hangar area Lower shell of the base

Inner Hydraulic Piston

Outer Hydraulic Piston

Office Door

EMALS

Control Panel Joystick

Lower shell of the base

Hangar DoorHangar Runway

Control Panel

Office BuildingHangar Walls

Flange

Flange Bolt

Hinge Bolt

Body Of the Helicarrier Cont.

Body of Helicarrier Sub-assemblies (Evan Williamson)

Exploded View (Evan Williamson)

Helicarrier Thruster (Vikas Molleti)

Fan Blade HolderFan Mesh Propeller Holder Propeller

ShellThruster Container Fan Blade

Mid SegmentForward Segment

AFT Segment and Nozzle

AFT SkirtFrustumThruster Cone Mid Segment

Thruster Assembly(Vikas Molleti)

Fan Sub Assembly (Vikas Molleti)

Complete Sub Assembly of Thruster (Vikas Molleti)

Helicarrier Bridge (Michael Cole)

Tower Floor One

Tower Floor Two

Tower Floor Three

Bridge and Base of Tower

Observation Dome

Antenna

Helicarrier Bridge Cont.

Lower Fins

Upper Fins

Revolving Satellite Dish Subassembly

Helicarrier Bridge Subassembly

Exploded View (Michael Cole)

Air Intake CapCentral Shaft

Connector Exhaust Shroud Filler

Intake Shroud Fan Blade

Main Body Strut

Runways & Armaments (Noah Wolfert)

Main Runway

Deck Smoother

Secondary Runway

Rack

Lift Platform

Pinion

Runways & Armaments Cont.

Anti Aircraft Turret

Base

Guidance

Missiles

Runways & Armaments Subassemblies

Complete Assembly

Missile Turret Assembly

Noah Wolfert Runways & Armaments Exploded View

Challenges● The greatest challenge was the scale of this project. We chose an

extremely large vehicle and so we had to decide what we wanted to focus on in the project.

○ Solution: Sacrificing intricate details from each subassembly and only drafting enough parts as was needed to have a functional model.

● During animation and rendering, the runway part’s appearance and material selection was constantly removed, changing the desired black color to a tan.

○ Solution: Solidworks was not properly loading the appearances from the current subassembly so we had to load the runway subassembly before loading the complete assembly

● Creating windows for the parts in the Bridge and the Hull. Split command was not working for us.

○ We decided to extrude cut the outline of the window on a desired part, then use the extrude to next surface command to create a thin wall. The material and appearance of this wall was then changed to glass.

Rendered Views

Final AnimationAnimation URL Link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_fqesT9uxw&feature=youtube_gdata

Conclusion– The Individual and Team projects for this class

were entirely enjoyable in that they allowed a broad expanse of creativity on our parts and the means to realize our imaginations with the use of Solidworks Software.

– As is normal with learning, communication is always a difficult point. In our case, the communication is between us and the Solidworks program. We must learn to work in terms the software will understand to create our goals. This is often the most frustrating but also most rewarding when everything goes right.

– Drawings are Hard, but they help. A lot.