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SOARS (Self-Organizing Aerial Research System). Nick Driver Arseny Dolgov Matt Edwards David Goluskin. Overview. Customers: B. Argrow D. Lawrence 2 Identical Autonomous UAVS Master/Slave Master position from the ground, slave positioned by master Avionics Autopilot: MCU, IMU
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SOARS (Self-Organizing Aerial Research System) Nick Driver Arseny Dolgov Matt Edwards David Goluskin
Overview • Customers: • B. Argrow • D. Lawrence • 2 Identical Autonomous UAVS • Master/Slave • Master position from the ground, slave positioned by master • Avionics • Autopilot: MCU, IMU • Communications • Groundstation to UAV • Master to Slave • Off-the-shelf UAV • Funding • $4000 Sr. Project funding • Apply for additional funding as needed
Objectives and Requirements • Loitering circles designated by GPS coordinates • Loitering error <20m (horizontal & vertical) • Endurance >15min • Piloted take-off/landing in “manual” mode • Runway length <20m • Master/Slave switched to autonomous mode • Master flies straight to designated GPS coordinate and loiters • Slave receives coordinates from Master and loiters • Communications • Master transmits back its own and slave GPS coordinates in real-time • Used for requirement verification • Still camera 640x480 images every 1min from Master • Goal: acquire as much data as possible, including images