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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
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• 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
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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
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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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Design Team
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Technologies
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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
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Testing in Kentucky
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Griffon Aerospace
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NASA Marshall
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NASA Wallops
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Competing
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Questions?
www.engr.uky.edu/idea
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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.
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PAX River Competition
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Sig Kadet Senior ARF
• Wingspan: 80.5 in.• Length: 64.75 in.• Weight: 6.5 lbs unloaded• Engine: 1.6 bhp Tower Hobbies .61
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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
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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
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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 transmitter @ 426.25MHz
• Dual-Axis Stabilizing System
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UAV Plugin 1.1
