Retrofit to Tilt Down Tower Design

Federal Aviation Administration/Tower Engineering, 2002-03

Liaison(s): Gary Rixmann
Advisor(s): Patrick Little
Students(s): Benjamin Utela (PM), Matthew Keller, Jorge Escobar, Eric Swope

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has asked the Clinic team to retrofit the current tower for their Automated Weather Observing System (AWOS). The current AWOS design has a tilt-down pole, which allows access to the sensors, but is not adaptable to changes in sensor weight. The team will design, prototype, and test a retrofit modification to provide these towers with adjustable counterweighting.