Spotter is an UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) developed by the University of Southampton as part of the 2SEAS project. Spotter is designed to be a long endurance, all weather fixed wing aircraft with lots of redundancy. Unlike other UAVs spotter's airframe uses extensive laser sintered 3D printing to reduce the need for tooling and manual labour.

As part of the internship I was involved in the manufacturing and test preparation. My primary role was making wiring looms. Spotter had dual engine and control surface redundancy which meant there was a fair amount of wiring throughout the aircraft. Other jobs included manufacturing the wings and general assembly of the entire aircraft. I also accompanied and helped on several test flights. Below are some pictures from the internship.