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 4 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 third stage is initial design and is currently in progress. The fourth stage will be taking place at the end of this upcoming spring semester and is the final design phase.