Monday, February 15, 2016

My name is Adwith Malpe and I am a senior attending BASIS Peoria. This is my Senior Research Project blog where I will be explaining to you what I will learn about my interests over the course of three months. Before I start explaining what my project is about, let me introduce myself and show you what a nerd I can be.

Growing up, I was always fascinated by super heroes and what they were able to do. There was one superhero that stood out to me and was responsible for shaping my interests. The Marvel hero Iron Man inspired me and showed me how technology impacts our lives as well as how we are able to constantly innovate to complete tasks efficiently. People who know me, recognize me as a wannabe Iron Man. However, what they do not understand is that I look at Iron Man as a symbol of change. This character is the source of my inspiration and encouraged me to look into aeronautical engineering as a field of study in college.



The more I thought about how aeronautical engineering can be improved by enabling planes to travel larger distances without an increase in energy consumption, to carry a larger payload while ascending a higher altitude, to have a different structure when improving aerodynamics, and to be composed from a lighter composite material that is even more sturdy, the more I realized that efficiency in flight technology must increase for society to improve. For my project, I will be researching how the design and the material composition of a plane's structure improves efficiency in aeronautics through my internship at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University and the teachings of Dr. Wallace Morris. I will learn how the design of planes increase the number of benefits and reduce the number of costs.

The purpose of my project is to find a solution in eliminating the number of restraints when developing new pieces to improve the system in aerodynamics. I will accomplish this by analyzing the structure of planes and how the laws of aerodynamics are taken into account, examining the material composites used in the interior and exterior of the plane, and how the power to weight ratio varies when there is a change in the plane's structure.With the research I collect, I can develop a solution where the services of planes will improve significantly, based of modifications to their present form.  

    

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