-First, you will propose at least two designs for the drone arms. Then, given the properties of different materials, weight of other drone elements, and a minimum payload, you will use MATLAB to perform thrust-to-weight analysis to test the different materials across your designs to meet safety standards and maximize the payload capacity. Next, using a CAD software of your choice, create a digital model of one of your drone arms and import the model into MATLAB to perform finite element analysis. You will use FEA to calculate deformation and stress under motor thrust and component weight, and perform a parameter sweep of material properties to select the material that provides the highest structural integrity. As an optional extension, you will also optimize your design by minimizing total cost, using the average cost of each material to evaluate and compare design choices.
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