Willie Costa - Aerospace Engineer
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Magnetic Gear Train
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NASA ARMD Undergraduate Entry


Design driver: Create safe, reliable system that needs no replacing

Very early attempt to create a custom-designed solution to a problem

Outcomes
  • Established approach to solution based on quantifiable customer problems
  • V-belt slip on hullers and inclined conveyors
  • Belt drive located up to 150 ft. above ground
  • Safety and downtime impacts
  • Coordinated with vendor rep to specify magnetic disk requirements
  • Operating torque and drive ratio
  • Operational environment
  • Prototype built and tested at full-load conditions

Results
  • Zero customer interest

​Lessons learned
  • Different industries, different risk aversion
  • Customer inertia can be very powerful

Contact me to talk aerospace engineering or any other nerd stuff. 

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email

willie.j.costa@gmail.com

linkedin

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  • Home
  • About
  • Relevant Experience
  • Achievements & Honors
  • Resume
  • Portfolio
    • Formula SAE
    • Axial-Flux Generator
    • SeaLion
    • Tiltrotor Whirl Flutter
    • Ganymede
    • Hammerhead
    • TR-150 Civil Tiltrotor
    • Cal Poly Flutter Club
    • JAGUAR
    • Artemis
    • MGT Reducer
    • iFly