External Components

The Jaywing

The wings on the glider are designed to have the shape of an air foil to reduce drag forces while operating under water. The wing was designed using a cad drawing software called "SolidWorks" and was 3D printed into connecting female and male components. in order to attach and secure the wings to the cylindrical body, clamps were designed and bolted to the wings and to the keel to keep the components from sliding while under water. The wings have to be placed in the center of mass location so that the movement is balanced and adjusted. A keel had to be designed not only to connect the clamps together, but to stablize the under water glider and prevent it from rolling.

Cylindrical Body

The external cylindrical body is (24 inches) long, with a 4 inch outter diameter, and a 3.75 inch inner diameter. It is composed of a high quality and high strength polycorbonate material. The internal components were placed inside the cylindrical body. The reason why polycarbonate was chosen is beacuse it has a relatively stronger impact strength in comparison to other plastics.

Parts List

In the figures below you will see illustrations of the external subsystem in a collapsed view, along with an exploded view, and an exploded view drawing with part numbers that correspond to the part numbers on the bill of materials. All together the external subsytem consist of 7 different components and correspond to parts 19-25 in the list of parts.

External Subsystem, Exploded View.

External Subsystem, Numbered exploded view.

External Subsystem, List of Parts