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Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. Outline. Our Project Project Plan/Accomplishments Preflight Post initial flight Future Developments. Our Project. Given:. Unmanned Aerial Vehicle with 7ft Wing Span. Kestrel Autopilot System Autopilot Chip GPS Chip. Picture taken by Tyson Remm.

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Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

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  1. Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

  2. Outline • Our Project • Project Plan/Accomplishments • Preflight • Post initial flight • Future Developments

  3. Our Project Given: Unmanned Aerial Vehicle with 7ft Wing Span • Kestrel Autopilot System • Autopilot Chip • GPS Chip Picture taken by Tyson Remm. Kestrel Autopilot Chip with modem Carbon Fiber Unmanned Aerial Vehicle http://www.procerusuav.com/productsKestrelAutopilot.php

  4. Our Project Cont. What we will do: Incorporate Autopilot into Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) • Take off and landing with human interface • While in air, flight controlled by Autopilot

  5. Our Project Cont. Commercial Applications: • Aerial Photography • Search and Rescue • Military • Recreational Predator Drone http://www.watchingamerica.com/thenationpk000014.shtml

  6. Project Plan/Accomplishments Preflight: • Evaluate given components (completed) • Design necessary parts (completed) • Manufacture unique parts (ongoing) • Test Components (completed) • Balance UAV (completed) • Initial Flight (completed)

  7. Project Plan/Accomplishments Flight: CFP Video Recorded: by Tyson Remm Edited: by James Jacob Flown: by Bryce Ingersoll

  8. Project Plan/Accomplishments Post initial flight: • Make additional parts • Analysis data from initial flight • Make any modifications • Perform additional flights • Evaluate data • Incorporate autopilot • Test autopilot on ground • Test autonomous flight

  9. Future Developments • Analyze additional flight data • Set control surface movements to ideal limits • Install autopilot • Test autopilot control functions • Test GPS • Test gyros and autopilot compensation • Perform test flight with autopilot

  10. Summary • Our Project • Incorporate an autopilot • Project Plan/Accomplishments • Flight without autopilot (completed) • Fly with autopilot • Future Developments

  11. Questions Professor Chen chen@mech.utah.edu Bryce Ingersoll bryce.ingersoll@m.cc.utah.edu James Jacob jamesijacob@gmail.com Tyson Remm. tremmster@hotmail.com

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