Engineering Services

Design, Test, & Fabrication

Extensive experience in both manned and unmanned craft

DPI is the industry leader in rotorcraft UAV in the U.S. DPI has developed rigorous test processes, equipment, and facilities specifically designed for UAVs. With world-class engineering services, DPI is uniquely suited to rapid, robust, cost-effective engineering design, prototyping, test, fabrication, and manufacturing. DPI has strong relationships with experts in all avionics areas to support design modifications, integration, and test services. Because DPI designs and builds its own aircraft in the U.S. with U.S. ctizens, we can rapidly modify an existing design to meet new industry requirements and unique application needs. That’s just one of the reasons that DARPA, Boeing, SAIC, L3, AAI, Northrop Grumman, and others have come to DPI for design and test services. We isolate and reduce risk methodically throughout the development cycle. This minimizes flight failures and helps you deliver a better, more predictable aircraft with fewer design cycles and prototypes.

design-engineering-services Design & Engineering Services
  • Prototyping – Aircraft and Flight Systems
  • UAV & Component Design
  • Concept Industrial Design
  • Custom prototype builds and finishing services
  • Design for Manufacture and QTY manufacturing
Unique Test Facilities

DPI co-locates its Engineering, Development, Test, Training, and Flight Testing (hover tests) facilities. DPI facilities are also close to two restricted airspace test ranges, which are used for flight tests, flight termination tests, data link range tests, and other critical tests. DPI’s location is ideal for rapid test and development of UAV systems and subsystems.

 
engineering-test-services Engineering Test Services
DPI offers unique, world-class testing for UAV systems and subsystems. DPI test services fully characterize and dynamically model the aerodynamic performance of the aircraft, including all forces, moments, and inertias of rotorhead systems. For example, for subsystems, each subsystem is separated, then rigorously and extensively tested, validated, and/or verified. Subsystems are then integrated to test and validate the system as a whole. This minimizes the effect of adding multiple unknowns on top of the overall unknown of flight test. DPI engineering tests services include:

 

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 System / Subsystem Design & Engineering
  • Gear trains/ transmissions for electric- and engine-powered vehicles
  • Direct drive motor systems
  • Passive and active stabilization, and vibration suppression
  • Servo research and development
  • Power systems and voltage regulators
  • Speed controls (brushed and brushless)
  • Brushless electric motor design specification and testing
  • 2- and 4-cycle engine modification and development

 

fabrication-manufacturing Fabrication and Manufacturing
  • CNC machining
  • Welding
  • Fabrication
  • Molds
  • Fiberglass/carbon fiber components
  • Injection molding
  • Metal forming
  • Sheet metal

 

electronic-engineering Electronic Engineering & Integration
  • Electronic engineering and PCB design services
  • Electronic enclosure design
  • Electronic hardware PCB integration

 

drafting-artwork Drafting & Artwork
  • Product labeling and 2D artwork
  • Full 3D CAD and 2D engineering drawing services
  • Photo-realistic product image renderings

 

project-management Project Management
  • Data logging
  • Telemetry
  • Project Management

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