Caden Lenz

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Caden Lenz

Mechanical engineering.
UAV systems & electromechanical design.

A selection of aircraft structures, mechanisms, and integrated hardware.

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Selected engineering work

01—04
Munnin full assembly in the clean aircraft line drawing used on the team shirt.MUNNIN / AIRFRAME ARCHITECTURE

01 / Project Lead — Munnin UAV Platform

Munnin

Project lead for a folding UAV: printed airframe structures, component specification, avionics packaging, and subsystem integration.

  • PAHT-CF
  • Folding structure
  • Avionics integration
Initial hardware buildExplore aircraft →
Clean front-view line drawing of the Osiris competition aircraft.

02 / Poly UAS · Fabrication & Flight Test

Osiris

Nearly complete aircraft fabrication, all PID tuning, majority of flight testing, and payload integration for the team’s third-place UAV.

  • Aircraft fabrication
  • PID tuning
  • Payload integration
3rd overall · Team resultExplore project →
AutoFlag functional architecture: sensing, decision logic, operator override, and actuation.

03 / Independent project

AutoFlag

Local person detection, vessel-motion evidence, and sequenced flag actuation with persistent operator override.

  • Arduino UNO Q
  • Sensor fusion
  • Electromechanical control
Manual actuation demonstratedExplore project →
Valkyrie printed hull open during motor installation on a workbench.

04 / Independent build · 2024–2025

Valkyrie

RC waterjet assembly, component specification, and simple custom parts for increased nozzle travel.

  • Printed RC craft
  • Waterjet integration
  • Thrust vectoring
Completed physical buildExplore project →
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