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CSU engineers build unmanned aerial vehicle, win first place in competition
Alexandra Sieh
Issue date: 5/7/08 Section: News
The group utilized the help of two advisers, Paul Wilbur and Hiroshi Sakurai, both professors at CSU. Though their involvement was minimal, Wilbur and Sakurai provided encouragement and advice throughout the development and final assembly of the plane.
"They were people for us to fall back on if we felt like we needed to," Porter said. "They gave us independence to make our own design decisions, helping us when they could and letting us make our own mistakes so we could learn from them."
Both Wilbur and Sakurai congratulated the team on its end product and its success.
"I was surprised the airplane flew, and flew well," said Sakurai. "It's a very unique and successful airplane."
Porter, Lawhorn and Rhoads all expect to graduate this year and said they are proud to leave this project behind for future students to look at and expound on.
"This project pushes the aerospace side of the school that isn't seen as much," said Rhoads. "Prospective students will see what we have done and hopefully attract more to the engineering program in the future."
Staff writer Alexandra Sieh can be reached at news@colostate.edu.
"They were people for us to fall back on if we felt like we needed to," Porter said. "They gave us independence to make our own design decisions, helping us when they could and letting us make our own mistakes so we could learn from them."
Both Wilbur and Sakurai congratulated the team on its end product and its success.
"I was surprised the airplane flew, and flew well," said Sakurai. "It's a very unique and successful airplane."
Porter, Lawhorn and Rhoads all expect to graduate this year and said they are proud to leave this project behind for future students to look at and expound on.
"This project pushes the aerospace side of the school that isn't seen as much," said Rhoads. "Prospective students will see what we have done and hopefully attract more to the engineering program in the future."
Staff writer Alexandra Sieh can be reached at news@colostate.edu.
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Craig Hawley
posted 5/07/08 @ 2:16 AM MST
That is so cool. Congrats to you guys and CSU on winning.
GO CAMBO
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