Project Requirements: Design Objectives:

1. Micro-CART Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Ongo-03 Introduction: Abstract: The International Aerial Robotics Competition (IARC) is held every July at Georgia Tech University. The goal of this competition is to challenge each team’s design of an autonomous aerial vehicle Proposed Approach and Considerations: to perform specific missions, such as surveying contaminated sites and identifying hazards. The primary objective of the Micro-Controlled Aerial Robotics Team (Micro-CART) is to provide Iowa State University with an entry to the IARC by developing a fully autonomous helicopter. This will underscore the role of Iowa State in the field of unmanned aerial robotics and provide valuable design experience to Micro-CART team members. Estimated Total Financial/Other Resources: $1950 Estimated Personnel Hours: 2061 Other 226, 11% IARC Entry Fee $1000, 51% Flight Controls 433, 21% Wireless Ethernet $500, 26% Vehicle Configuration 490, 24% Maintenance $200, 10% Sensor Systems 912, 44% Magnetic Compass $250, 13% Project Requirements: Design Objectives: Develop a vehicle capable of competing in Level 1 of the IARC in 2004 • Functional Requirements: • Level 1 behavior requires the following autonomous functionality: • Navigation to 5 GPS locations • Capability to maintain hover • Design Constraints: • Project cost minimization • Low on-board hardware power consumption and weight • Flexibility for future modifications Closing Summary: The Micro-CART project teaches students how to familiarize themselves with a project that they were not part of from conception to deployment. Students must quickly come up to speed with Micro-CART at its current state and determine how they can actively contribute to the team for a relatively short period of time. Many students will not experience projects in the workplace that they design, implement, test, and maintain. • Measurable Milestones: • As an ongoing project, many milestones have already been reached. Milestones that will be reached this semester: • Thoroughly tested and fully operational sensor system • Defined and implemented vehicle on-board hardware layout • Functional flight control software capable of completely autonomous flight Team Leader Sensor Systems Sub-team Vehicle Configuration Sub-team Flight Controls Sub-team Funding Provided By Benjamin Combs EE (Leader) Reggie Collette EE Russell Graves CprE David Hansen CprE Steve Jaworski CprE Jack Kielsmeier CprE Timothy Legg CprE/EE Ethan Slattery CprE Paul Brown EE (Leader) Jeff Bloss ME Kevin Bruxvoort EE Phong Deo EE Kris Lineberry ME Troy LaPointe ME David Vicari CprE/EE (Leader) Umar Butt EE Carlos Cabrera EE Josh Clemens AerE Andrei Iancu AerE/CprE Client Advisors Dr. John Lamont, EE/CprE Prof. Ralph Patterson, EE/CprE Team website: http://seniord.ee.iastate.edu/ongo03/