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UK Aerial Robotics Team: PAX River UAV Competition and Workforce Development Overview

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The UK Aerial Robotics Team from the University of Kentucky employs a hands-on approach in teaching students about unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) through the PAX River Student UAV Competition. This initiative offers students real-world experience by engaging them in all aspects of UAV design, development, and operation. Participants tackle challenges such as autonomous flight control and target reconnaissance within dynamic mission parameters. Involvement with engineers and organizations like NASA enhances their education, preparing them for advanced studies and careers in aerospace engineering.

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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. PAX River Competition • 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) UK Aerial Robotics Team UK IDEA Laboratory

  4. 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

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

  6. Design Team UK Aerial Robotics Team UK IDEA Laboratory

  7. Technologies UK Aerial Robotics Team UK IDEA Laboratory

  8. 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

  9. Testing in Kentucky UK Aerial Robotics Team UK IDEA Laboratory

  10. Griffon Aerospace UK Aerial Robotics Team UK IDEA Laboratory

  11. NASA Marshall UK Aerial Robotics Team UK IDEA Laboratory

  12. NASA Wallops UK Aerial Robotics Team UK IDEA Laboratory

  13. Competing UK Aerial Robotics Team UK IDEA Laboratory

  14. Questions? www.engr.uky.edu/idea UK Aerial Robotics Team UK IDEA Laboratory

  15. 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

  16. PAX River Competition UK Aerial Robotics Team UK IDEA Laboratory

  17. 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

  18. 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 Avionics Piccolo System Block Diagram UK Aerial Robotics Team UK IDEA Laboratory

  19. 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

  20. 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 UK Aerial Robotics Team UK IDEA Laboratory

  21. UAV Plugin 1.1 UK Aerial Robotics Team UK IDEA Laboratory