Welcome to Xipiter!
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About Xipiter
Xipiter For You:
- Airframe Subsystem Task Force
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Designs and plans Xawk airframe |
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Cuts and lay-ups carbon composites |
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Machines parts as needed for assembly |
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Assembles and fits aircraft |
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Engine tuning and flight testing |
- Avionics Subsystem Task Force
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Designs and plans Xawk avionics |
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Researches hardware and sub-systems |
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Programs software to power system |
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Wires the entire aircraft |
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Ground-based performance testing |
- Administrative Task Force
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Voice of the team to the community |
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Corresponds with sponsors/donors |
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Writes press releases |
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Organizes airframe/avionics documentation |
Who We Are
Xipiter is a student team here at MSU
that designs and fabricates an unmanned aircraft system and
competes each year with teams from all over the world. Our
airplane is manufactured from the ground up using carbon
composites, controlled almost entirely by student-written
software, while integrating off-the-shelf sub-systems –
similar to what the military does. We won 1st place in 2008
and 2nd this past summer beating teams including
Embry-Riddle, Air Force, UCLA, and teams from Canada and
India! Xipiter is one of the few student teams where
you can work with all sorts of different engineering
students from different departments and meet top industry
officials from all over.
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