Project Overview

Goal: “Design an improved housing structure for the SAR Radar array.”

This is a second generation project; the sponsor being Northrop Grumman and the Mechanical Engineering team from the previous year has demanded some key changes in the aspects of the previous design. These include, improving the rigidity of the frame, changing the method of aligning the antenna horns, increasing mobility, reducing weight to under 80 lbs., changing the material of the structure, and increasing the pointing accuracy of the laser of the horn antenna. These changes are needed because, the horn alignment caused errors in the collection of data and target sensing. The changes are also needed because the current design was extremely too heavy and difficult to transport.

With the assistance of the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering and our project sponsor, Northrop Grumman, we will create a concealable, low-cost system with low resolution so it does not reveal too intimate of detail.

Meet the team!

Luke Baldwin

Structure Designer

In posuere eleifend odio. Quisque semper augue mattis wisi. Maecenas ligula. Pellentesque viverra vulputate enim. Aliquam erat volutpat. Donec leo, vivamus fermentum nibh in augue praesent a lacus at urna congue rutrum.

Email: lrb11e@my.fsu.edu

Josh Dennis

Project Manager

Josh, born and raised in Tallahassee, was halfway through a Civil Engineering degree when he realized that his true passion lied in Mechanical Engineering. After switching focus to Mechanical Engineering with a concentration in Material Science, Josh will graduate in April 2016 with his Bachelors of Science degree. He is currently employed at an engineering firm in town working on industrial plant design and construction management. His significant contributions include developing proprietary programs that assist in automating database management. Upon graduation, Josh is eager to start a full time career. Josh is involved in many community activities including coaching kids’ basketball, teaching Sunday school to adolescents, and playing pick-up soccer at a local park.

Email: jad11d@my.fsu.edu

Kaylen Nollie

Antenna Designer

Kaylen Nollie is a Mechanical Engineering major from Richmond, VA. Throughout her collegiate career she has tutored in Calculus I, Calculus II, and Calculus III for engineering students and also for the Florida A&M University’s basketball team. She has also been a camp advisor for the Engineering Concepts Institute for incoming Florida A&M University engineering students. She is currently a Navy Midshipman training to be an officer in the United States Navy where she has done extensive training during the school year and summers with the Navy and Marine Corp.

Email: kaylennollie@outlook.com

Desmond Pressey

Financial Advisor/Website Developer

Desmond Pressey is a senior Mechanical Engineering major from Orlando, FL, enrolled at Florida A&M University. Desmond is currently involved with a number of clubs and organizations including, NSBE, Theta Tau Engineering Fraternity, as well as serving as the president of the Society of Engineering Entrepreneurs. He also works part time for a mentorship program for pre-engineering students named the Engineering Concepts Institute.

Email: d.pressey93@gmail.com