Air Defense Interceptor is a senior design project that is partnered with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation and Missile Center (AvMC). The goal of this project is to develop a small, low-cost missile that can intercept small Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) swarms. There is a management team, two missile teams, two launcher teams, and a modeling team. I am on the multi-launcher team who is designing a launcher that could launch multiple missiles at a given time. I am an electronics engineer.

The project is broken up into 3 phases. At the end of each phase, a review is held with the AvMC for feedback. The first phase of the project was background research. For this phase, I was responsible for researching the characteristics and launcher systems of the Hydra 70 missile. I was also responsible for researching the electronic subsystems of the Stinger, Tow, and Hydra 70 missiles.

The second phase of the project was trade studies. I was responsible for conducting any trade study involving electronics and a preliminary block diagram. The trade studies that I conducted included command and control systems, power supplies, and safety and arming electronics.

The final stage for this project was the design phase. In this phase, I was in charge of creating a power budget and an electrical schematic.