WASP Waypoint Aerial Surveillance Platform 25 March, 2015

The Team Ben Booher – Systems Eng. / Team Lead Natalie Janosik – Electrical Eng. Taylor Smolko – Mech. Eng. Domenic Del Nano – Software Engineer 2

Problem Raven DDL Cost: $35,000 per aircraft / $250,000 per system 3

Future of Drones 4

Design 5 Wasp Flight ProcessorCommunicationSensorsCameraUser AppGPS ModulesTerrain ModelFlight ControllerOnboard Control

Specifications Minimum: – Real-time GPS data: Modules→App→Drone – Commands Sent: App→Drone – Simulate “Follow Mode” Data – App shows Locations on Map – Updates (1s interval) Outdo Ourselves: – Fully integrated system calibration each startup – Implement Follow, Perimeter, Trace, and Loiter Modes – Real-time video streaming and storage in App – Improve physical specifications 6

Tools 7

Progress / Results 8 qGroundControl Pixhawk

Progress / Results 9 GPS Output (Arduino IDE for Galileo)GPS Module

Progress / Results 10

Non-Tech Issues Social – Privacy, Safety Governmental – FAA Regulations Sustainability – Productivity, Environmental 11

Testing Software Unit Testing Data Logs Emergency Procedures Tethered Flight Comparison of Autonomous vs Piloted User Feedback 12

Snafus Ordering Feature Creep (kind of) – Video Feed, Collision Avoidance, Terrain Model… 13

What’s Left? Finishing Autopilot Software Testing Demos Weather proofing 14

Questions ? 15