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WASP Waypoint Aerial Surveillance Platform 25 March, 2015
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The Team Ben Booher – Systems Eng. / Team Lead Natalie Janosik – Electrical Eng. Taylor Smolko – Mech. Eng. Domenic Del Nano – Software Engineer 2
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Problem Raven DDL Cost: $35,000 per aircraft / $250,000 per system 3
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Future of Drones 4
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Design 5 Wasp Flight ProcessorCommunicationSensorsCameraUser AppGPS ModulesTerrain ModelFlight ControllerOnboard Control
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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
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Tools 7
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Progress / Results 8 qGroundControl Pixhawk
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Progress / Results 9 GPS Output (Arduino IDE for Galileo)GPS Module
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Progress / Results 10
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Non-Tech Issues Social – Privacy, Safety Governmental – FAA Regulations Sustainability – Productivity, Environmental 11
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Testing Software Unit Testing Data Logs Emergency Procedures Tethered Flight Comparison of Autonomous vs Piloted User Feedback 12
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Snafus Ordering Feature Creep (kind of) – Video Feed, Collision Avoidance, Terrain Model… 13
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What’s Left? Finishing Autopilot Software Testing Demos Weather proofing 14
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Questions ? 15
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