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Team 11

Team Members

Faculty Advisor

Justin Schneider
Leo Zanyk
Connor Carrington
Donnie Mellon
Ved Patel

Martin Huber

Sponsor

Capewell Aerial Systems

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Adjustable Hull Tiedown Fitting

Capewell Aerial Systems is the global leader in descent and aerial delivery systems. As an integral part of aerial descent systems, Capewell currently manufactures hull tiedown fittings that allow for aerial delivery of maritime craft to military operations. Capewell manufactures a multitude of different fixed in place hull tiedown fittings in order to accommodate different hull angles across different makes and models of watercraft. The scope of this project involves designing a new hull tiedown fitting that is adjustable allowing it to be used across different watercraft models, regardless of hull angle. This project explores a hull tiedown fitting that uses a ball interface housing in order to adjust the latch interface, called the ball and spigot. Once adjusted to the desired pitch and roll, the tiedown fitting housing is spot drilled to allow for two pins to be pressed in and hold the ball and spigot in place.