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UAV Helicopter Project

UAV Helicopter Project. 12-May-08 Presented by Mark Diel Whirled Air Incorporated Stanford University. The Opportunity Is….

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UAV Helicopter Project

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  1. UAV Helicopter Project 12-May-08 Presented by Mark Diel Whirled Air Incorporated Stanford University

  2. The Opportunity Is… Develop, manufacture and sell the follow-on helicopter to the Yamaha RMAX using up-to-date technologies and processes, a state-of-the-art control algorithm and a newly created ground control station.

  3. The Next Generation UAV Helicopter UAV Helicopter System Ground Station and Terminal Communication Kalman Filter Flight Control Software Position Data and Sensors Mission Programming Data Acquisition Payloads Network Communication

  4. Competitive Advantage • Features unique to the planned system: • High reliability mechanics for operation in harsh rugged environments. • Advanced software flight controller for high maneuverability. • Other features: • Easy human-robot interface for “out of the box” operation by non-pilots. Harsh Environment Ruggedized

  5. Rugged mechanical design Today’s “hobby” class helicopters cannot survive a war theatre environment such as Iraq or Afghanistan. [Mark: Can you add some text with semi-technical details on this? I.e., sealed bearings, etc.?]

  6. Rugged mechanical design Most current autonomous helicopters are not very agile. • Vulnerable even to small arms fire. • Need excessive amounts of time, fuel to carry out missions. Unique competitive advantage: We have by far the most capable autonomous helicopter controller in the world. Control technology will enable unskilled operator to fly the helicopter through rapid, aggressive maneuvers—at a skill level comparable to the very best, expert, human pilots.

  7. Easy waypoint user-interface Loiter 30min, 100 feet Fly To (Evasive maneuvers) Loiter 200min, Fly To Fly To (Slow surveillance flight) Takeoff Land

  8. Revenue Model Cost of Goods Sold (COTS) … Mechanical – 120 parts plus engine $30K Avionics – IMU, GPS, magnetometer $15K Flight Computer – PC based, custom circuitry $7K Ground Station – PC based, enclosure $8K Labor $15K Total $75K Unit Selling Price $195K *Based on the sale of 100 units per year

  9. Phase One Investigation and Feasibility • Deliver a Feasibility Demonstration Helicopter • Capable of fast aggressive flight • GPS navigation, no vision • Convenient user interface • Generate the Customer Requirements Document and Product Specification • Formalize the Business Plan

  10. Phase TwoDesign and Prototype • Design the Helicopter Airframe • Build in Autonomous Takeoff and Landing into Flight Control Software and Avionics • Complete Ground Terminal Development • Build Two Prototype Systems • Demonstrate 100 hours of Flight Testing

  11. Phase ThreePreproduction Prototypes • Built Six Preproduction Prototypes • Verification Testing including Environmental • 1000 Hours System Life Testing • Vendor Approval and Tooling Qualification • Process Development • Customer Early Delivery and Support

  12. Development Schedule

  13. Budget • Phase One $125K plus Stanford? • Phase Two $1.2M • Phase Three $850K

  14. UAV Helicopters

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  16. 3D Laser Scanner

  17. Autonomous helicopter and robotics expertise • Significant helicopter expertise: • Developed controllers for a large fleet of autonomous helicopters. • Widely acknowledged to be the leading helicopter control group in the world. • Significant robotics expertise: • Including control, sensing, perception. • Technology transfer to Teletronics. …

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