Package Delivery Drone

About

Project for EN.645.662.83, an Introduction to Systems Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. Artifacts for the design of a package delivery drone.

License

Distributed under the Apache License 2.0. See LICENSE.txt for more information.

Methodology

This project was split between 6 modules of coursework and several iterations to the systems model for a package delivery drone. Development followed the traditional systems engineering method with frequency refinements as feedback was obtained.The systems engineering method involves four basic steps:

• Requirements analysis - identifies why requirements are needed
• Functional definition - translates requirements into functions
• Physical definition - synthesizes alternative physical implementations
• Design validation - models the system environment

These four steps are applied repetitively in each phase during development. Application of the systems engineering method evolves over the life cycle - as the system progressively materializes, the focus shifts from system-level during needs analysis down to component and part levels during engineering design.

Release Content

• In the docs directory.

  • In the assignments directory

    • Assignments demonstrating incremental development of model
      • Module 1 - Homework Assignment 1.pdf
      • Module 2 - Homework Assignment 2.pdf
      • Module 3 - Homework Assignment 3.pdf
      • Module 4 - Homework Assignment 4.pdf
      • Module 5 - Homework Assignment 5.pdf
      • Module 6 - Homework Assignment 6.pdf

  • In the resources directory

    • Methodology utilized for systems engineering development
      • systems engineering method.png

  • In the sensor trade study directory

    • Trade study artifacts for Proximity Sensor
      • In the comparison methodology directory... Methodoloy and trady study calculation files...
      • In the technical data sheets directory ... TDS for each sensor in the trade study...
      • In the utility functions directory ... images for the utility function of each trade study attribute...
      • The finalized sensor trade study report with final recommendation...
        • Sensor Trade Study Report.pdf

  • The Cameo model report for the Package Delivery Drone

    • model report.pptx

• In the model directory.

  • System Model of the Package Delivery Drone, .mdzip file available to import into cameo with addtional .mdzip.bak backup file.
    • Package Delivery Drone.mdzip
    • Package Delivery Drone.mdzip.bak