Ducati 899 Panigale Scan-to-CAD Reverse-Engineering & Aero Development
The first major personal project I undertook post-graduation was learning how to fully 3D scan my car & motorcycle and develop a process for stitching scan-sets together, aligning them to the automotive industry standard coordinate system, merging the datasets accurately, and reverse-engineering the surfaces captured for use in SolidWorks.
I do all the 3D scanning, reverse-engineering, and design work in addition to all component installations on the actual motorcycle. Manufacturing and welding are typically handled by a friend who owns a fabrication shop. The only item to date that has been test fitted is a side fairing aero winglet to gauge aesthetics before committing to a solid mounting solution & a more robust manufacturing method. The winglet shown in the images below was manufactured using an SLA 3D printing process out of "ABS-Like" resin.
The motorcycle aero projects are on hold while the various automotive designs are underway.
Ducati 899 Panigale scan data imported into Geomagic Wrap.
Design of Ducati 899 Panigale fairing winglets in SolidWorks.
Design of Ducati 899 Panigale fairing winglets in SolidWorks.
Design of Ducati 899 Panigale fairing winglets in SolidWorks.
3D printed prototype fairing winglets for Ducati 899/1199 Panigale.
3D printed prototype fairing winglets installed on Ducati 899 Panigale.
