Focus Projects

The Composite Materials and Adaptive Structures Lab has successfully supervised and supported several Focus Projects in the last years. By working in teams supervised by the teaching assistants, the students of the Focus Projects have the possibility to develop and build a product from A-Z!

Current Projects

MULTIDRONE

The focus project will explore a novel morphing drone design that has the ability to change its shape to fly in obstructed and cluttered scenarios.

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Fiber Fusion

This project investigates the feasibility of high-resolution additive manufacturing of composites based on a novel thermoplastic intermediate material.

Project start: 20th of September, 2021

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Past Projects

Here is a list of past projects at the Composite Materials and Adaptive Structures Lab:

Bionic Flying Wing

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The Bionic Flying Wing project combines bionic steering mechanisms with the morphing of composite airplane structures. The integration of a morphing concept into the aircraft will replace conventional control surfaces on the airplanes of tomorrow. Read more

ftero3 - Airborne Wind Energy System

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The third iteration of the ftero focus project focuses on the automation and efficiency increase of the previously developed AWE System. Read more

Carbon Factory - Advanced Composite Processing

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Carbon Factory is a continuation of the preceding focus project 3D Carb, which aims to further develop a novel additive manufacturing system capable of 3D-printing carbon fiber-reinforced plastics (CF-PEEK) on existing PEEK structures. Read more

ftero2 - Airborne Wind Energy System

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Harvesting the power of wind by using the innovative approach of Airborne Wind Energy. Read more

MotoStudent

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The focus project Motostudent aims to develop and construct a full composite motorbike and take part to the 5th edition of the international competition MotoStudent. Read more

3DCarb - Advanced Composite Processing

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Three-dimensional free-forming of carbon fiber reinforced polymer truss structures. Read more

ftero - Airborne Wind Energy

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Multidisciplinary Design and Optimization of Morphing Wings for Airborne Wind Energy Applications. Read more

SeatCase

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An innovative, multifunctional lightweight airplane seat which will reinvent our current way of flying and travelling. Read more

Cieo

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The objective of the Focus Project cieo was to design and build the world's fastest human powered vehicle by using the competencies and the state-of-the-art engineering tools and manufacturing facilities provided by ETH. The cieo tandem bicycle ambitiously combines high-tech aerodynamics and advanced structural design, leading to the successful attainment of the new world record of 83 km in one hour.

Supported Projects

Here is a list of the projects supported by the Composite Materials and Adaptive Structures Lab:

AMZ Racing Team

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The AMZ project is involved since 1998 in the world's biggest competition for engineering students. Every year, more than 450 teams from universities compete with their self-constructed cars in races all over Europe. Since 2010, AMZ has switched to the class for electric vehicles, and competes for the top positions of the leaderboard.

Battery box for Acabion Vehicle

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«Acabion» is an innovative electric vehicle. Its aerodynamic design combined with its low weight allow it to achieve very large range with limited power consumption. Lightweight construction and safety of the occupants is of primary importance, and these design criteria have been used to develop the battery box, structural member of the vehicle.

SunCar

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SunCar has the goal of achieving energy efficient mobility without compromising the features of the vehicles the world has grown accustomed to. A sports car has been successfully converted to be fully-electric, and a family station wagon has been converted to a highly efficient hybrid, without compromising the driving dynamics, the range and the cargo capabilities.

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