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Tiltrotor UAV

Developed a UAV that achievece quadcopter flight and fixed-wing flight simutaneously

Prof. Moses NG's Lab, HKUST

Team Leader

2014.6 -- 2015.5

  • Implemented a tiltrotor mechanism that granted a fixed-wing aircraft with Vertical Take-Off and Landing ability, yet maintained a 60% more energy efficiency compared with a DJI Phantom 3.

  • Prototyped the UAV for 3 generations with 3D CAD in CATIA and optimization based on FEA and test flight results.

  • Designed for aerodynamic efficiency and stability in XFOIL, and corresponding selections for air foils, propellers and motors.

Robocon 2012

Prototyping an automatic robot capable of climbing stairs, collecting and placing objects

HKUST Robotics Team -- Robocon Team

Mechanical Engineer

2011.9 -- 2012.6

  • Prototyped a pneumatic/servo driven robot with robotic arms for 3 generations with 3D CAD in SolidWorks.

  • Created engineering drawings with GD&T, manufactured the robots in machine shop and conducted test runs.

  • Broke the robot contest record in Hong Kong by accomplishing the 3-minute limit task in 75 seconds.

  • Knowledge in the use of electrical devices (i.e. various sensors, switches, air control valves, servo motors, DC motors and drivers and etc.)

Click Here to view the contest video 

Connecting Rod

Conceptual Design of a Connecting Rod for Ford Mustang GT

Course project for MAE 196A Failure Design

  • 3D CAD in CATIA V5

  • Load analysis in MATLAB from engine data

  • 2D FEA and optimization in COMSOL

  • 3D FEA and optimization in Abaqus

  • Design for fatigue in MATLAB based on rainflow-counting algorithm, yielded with a reliability of 99.99%.

Clean Room

Clean Room and Micro Manufacturing Experience

Course MAE 196A Nano and Micro Manufacturing

  • Photolithography and Wet Etching

  • Soft Lithography and Oxygen Plasma Boding

  • Micro and Nano Imprinting

Wind Turbine

Design of a 2 MW Wind Turbine for Application in Vietnam

Beijing JINGCHENG New Energy Co., Ltd.

Mechanical Design Engineer Intern

2016.6 -- 2016.9

  • Developed 3D CAD models for the cast iron main frame of the wind turbine using SolidWorks, and produced engineering drawings specifying GD&T for manufacturing.

  • Stress analysis in Abaqus and corresponding optimization for the main frame and its bolting connection under various loading condition obtained in GH Bladed.

  • Integrated the hoisting component with the casting and avoided using expensive commercial product.

  • Fatigue analysis of the main frame under rated loading in nCode based on rainflow-counting algorithm

Connecting Component

Conceptual Design of a Connecting Component

Course project for MECH 4450 FEA

  • 3D FEA in ANSYS and SolidWorks

  • Design optimization and weight reduction

  • Converging study in ANSYS

© 2017 by Lun ZHANG, a Passionate Mechanic

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