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Background: The California Department of Forestry (CDF) must fight an increasing number of forest fires each summer. One of their main tools is the Air Tanker that typically drops a chemical retardant or water on the fire’s leading edge. However, it is a dangerous job. A quick change in the wind direction can blind a pilot and the plane could crash. The planes themselves are quite old and a number of them have broken up in mid-flight. Suffice it to say, the insurance costs have rocketed skyward. Your engineering firm wishes to retrofit fire-fighting aircraft with an autonomous flying system that can operate in hazardous remote locations. You have been tasked to model such a system. Release of the retardant is the critical design feature and you will have to demonstrate it to Mr. Big, your boss. 2005 001 2005 002 2005 003 2005 Engineering Club
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Robotanker!