UK Aerial Robotics Team UK IDEA Laboratory Workforce Development: The UK Aerial Robotics Team and the PAX River Student UAV Competition Dale McClure (Matt Smith) University of Kentucky

UK Aerial Robotics Team UK IDEA Laboratory Workforce Development Projects Project Characteristic –Interesting, Exciting, Challenging, Culmination –Accessible Technology Organization –Like a small aerospace company –Systems Approach –Students responsible for all aspects of program –Tied to courses Research –Develop technologies –Offers depth/potential for advance degree work Interaction with engineers and NASA –Expose students to the “real world” –Feedback from practicing engineers

UK Aerial Robotics Team UK IDEA Laboratory Annual Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) Student UAV Competition. Hosted by the U.S. Navy Program Executive Office for Strike Weapons and Unmanned Aviation International competition held in July (24 teams in 2006) PAX River Competition

UK Aerial Robotics Team UK IDEA Laboratory The Competition Takeoff, fly specified GPS waypoints, acquire images, identify and geo-reference ground targets, and land within time limit Altitude airspace limitations Dynamic mission requirements Submit the GPS location and orientation of each target

UK Aerial Robotics Team UK IDEA Laboratory Develop a UAS Airframe and Propulsion Embedded Computing Autonomous Flight Control Communication Links Image Capture and Analysis Ground Station Unmanned Aircraft “System”

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UK Aerial Robotics Team UK IDEA Laboratory Photo Stitching System NASA World Wind –Open source software –GUI to display end images with all required image data Functionality in a “plug-in” Images can coexist with NASA World Wind data

UK Aerial Robotics Team UK IDEA Laboratory Testing in Kentucky

UK Aerial Robotics Team UK IDEA Laboratory Griffon Aerospace

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UK Aerial Robotics Team UK IDEA Laboratory Competition Details Teams are required to takeoff (manual or autonomous), fly specified waypoints, locate and identify targets on the ground, and return for landing within the allotted time. Mission criteria includes dynamic air vehicle control during autonomous flight, GPS waypoint navigation, target reconnaissance, ability to adjust to changing mission requirements.

UK Aerial Robotics Team UK IDEA Laboratory PAX River Competition

UK Aerial Robotics Team UK IDEA Laboratory Sig Kadet Senior ARF Wingspan:80.5 in. Length:64.75 in. Weight:6.5 lbs unloaded Engine:1.6 bhp Tower Hobbies.61

UK Aerial Robotics Team UK IDEA Laboratory Technologies Key Features of Piccolo System Avionics - Small size: 4.8” x 2.4” x 1.5”, 233g. Highly integrated –Includes sensors, GPS, enclosure, and communications link. Real-Time Data Logging. Manual piloting over the integrated UHF ground station link. End-user programmability, including RS-232 serial communications. Flexible drag and drop flight plan generation and updates. Piccolo System Block Diagram Piccolo Avionics

UK Aerial Robotics Team UK IDEA Laboratory Tiny Interface Module JTAG custom harness UART0 Custom harness with level shifter UART1 Custom harness with level shifter SPI 4-wire compatible Servo header ( X4) Standard Servo plug-in GPIO (X4) CAN (X2) Four pin header LED (X3) Power Status 0 Status 1 Push Button (X2) Reset Generic Push Button

UK Aerial Robotics Team UK IDEA Laboratory Camera System Aiptek IS-DV digital camcorder –Fixed lens camera –NTSC video out –3MPixels –Built-in SD Card Slot (Max. 1 GB) TXA5-Rcb 1W-70 cm MHz Dual-Axis Stabilizing System

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