Erik Blaser

www.LinkedIn.com/in/EBlaser
eblaser@uci.edu (909) 810-0717

QuadCopter and Tiltwing

Description
Utilizing the advantages of conventional flight as well as VTOL, a small
team of engineers including myself designed and built a tiltwing
multirotor UAV with the goal of completing DARPA's UAV Forge
challenge. The UAV is composed of foam, composites, wood and
several 3D printed custom parts all made in-house. It will be Arduino
controlled with custom software to optimize the multirotor to
conventional flight transition and eventually full automation. Currently
the aircraft is completely built and is undergoing the programming
stage.

Skills
Arduino, Ardupilot, Autodesk
Inventor, Airfoil Design,
Soldering, PID Controls,
Composites, Foam, Parts
Manufacturing, 3D Printing, UAV
Piloting, and Troubleshooting

Multirotor Projects
Quadcopter
For flight practice and to
serve as testing base for
further projects
Tiltwing UAV
To serve as a proof of
concept for tiltwing UAVs

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Quadcopter parts before construction

Quadcopter PID testing

Completed Quadcopter before first night flight

QuadCopter and Tiltwing

Preliminary Tiltwing design, after basic wing and body construction

QuadCopter and Tiltwing

Tiltwing UAV after all electronics and components are installed

Additive Manufacturing
Description
While taking MAE 195 (Additive Mfg and 3D Printing) I partook in
several projects to study the different types of additive manufacturing
processes. During this course I experimented with each process to
determine their strengths and weaknesses as well as what applications
are suited to each process.

Skills
SolidWorks, Autodesk
Inventor, Splicer, Prototyping,
Tolerancing, 3D Printing
Techniques and Theory,
Design, Marketing, Logo
Design

Types of Additive Mfg

Fuse Deposition Modeling (FDM)
ABS, PLA, Wax
Selective Laser Sintering (SLS)
Stereolithography (SLA)

Additive Manufacturing

Aluminum casting using a FDM positive to

create a die in sand

Printing impeller to test overhang and cooling

device for extruder

Result from poker chip mold and SLS test print

Latex mold used to create 1-sided poker chips,
created from wax FDM

Additive Manufacturing
Final Project for MAE 195
Task Design and create a product
using additive manufacturing
techniques and create a plan of
sale.
Result We decided to create a
portable beer pong set due to the
hole in the market for this type of
product.

Concept drawing and preliminary SolidWorks design

Collapsible Cup version 1.1| FDM mold, latex pouring, and final result

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Version 1.2 Designed with different collapsing

guides

FreedoM PonG

Version 1.3 Final design with thicker cup walls and

ridged ring around the cup

SAE Baja
Description
As part of UCIs SAE Baja team, I worked closely with other students to design,
build, test, and compete an off-road car at this years SAE Baja competition in
Gorman, CA. During this time I was responsible for several key parts of the car
and collaborated with other students to complete large task such as the
construction of the chassis. Once the car was built, I took part in testing and
data analysis of the cars continuous variable transmission to optimize overall
performance. During competition I served as part of the pit crew, helping
prepare the car for all events and repairing it when necessary.

Skills
SolidWorks, Chassis Design,
Packaging Design, Powertrain,
Documentation, Testing,
Troubleshooting, Design
Collaboration, Milling, Lathing, and
Manufacturing, Logo Design

Competition Results
Overall Place - 24th
Endurance Race - 32nd
Suspension Test - 14th

Roles and Assignments

Suspension Team Member

Front shocks placement and shock tab

design

Chassis Team Member

Partial design of chassis and chassis

manufacturing

Powertrain Team Member

Design of shifting cable routing and all

cable brackets
Manufacturing of CV joints

Maneuverability Test - 12th

Acceleration Test - 54th
Hill Climbing Test - 34th

SAE Baja

Chassis design with tubing sizes

Shock mount spacer sectional view

Front shock tab design

Gearbox mount design

SAE Baja

Manufacturing of vehicle firewall, front wheel uprights, tie rods, and lower front A-arms

SAE Baja

Images from competition - Endurance Race refueling

- Suspension Race

Trail Mapping Device

Description
Designed, built, and programmed an apparatus which can be used to
map out a multipurpose trail's specifications; including position, slope,
cross slope, direction, and length. The device uses a battery powered
Arduino Mega in conjunction with a breakout IMU, GPS, and data
logger to record all specifications as the trail is traversed in any
fashion. Continual development is underway to create a modular
device that additionally records measurements of trail clearance and
width.

Skills
Arduino, ArcGIS, Electronics
Design, Signal Filtering,
Packaging Design, Concept
Design, C/C++, Soldering and
Electronics Fabrication, Low
Voltage Systems

Trail Mapping Capabilities

Current

Slope
Cross-slope
Position
Time

Future
Trail Width
Overhead Clearance
Trail Condition

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Preliminary mock up of final testbed

IMU breadboard testing

Completed testbed with working Trail Mapping Device (TMD)

Trail Mapping Device

TMD short distance (4 miles) results showing slope during trip

TMD long distance (45 mi) results showing slope during trip

Contact Info
Name
Erik Blaser

Email
Eblaser@uci.edu

Phone
(909) 810-0717 |Cell

Websites
Linkedin
Behance
Please contact me via email if you have any further questions. I look forward to hearing from you
and will be happy to provide any and all supplementary information.
Warm regards,

Erik Blaser