tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47722748397744462282024-03-05T03:00:37.272-08:00Unmanned Rescue Systems, 2012 Outback ChallengeAntonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00858583488389821991noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772274839774446228.post-45106657012124898342011-04-28T19:08:00.000-07:002011-04-28T19:08:33.359-07:00Things are starting to get moving<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">This week we've made some real progress, we received confirmation from Chris at <a href="http://diydrones.com/">DIY Drones</a> that he would support our team by sending us out an <a href="http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/ardupilot-mega-home-page">ArduPilot Mega</a> to use in our UAV, we have our first sketch of an airframe and we have decided on a drawing numbering system for the project.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">The first concept sketch has been done for testing the electronics and possibly bottle drops, itβs loosely based on my 1500mm wingspan SFM Islander, but up-scaled to a 2500mm wingspan and modified to have a V-tail (a decision that we are currently reviewing). The Islander was chosen as a test bed due to the stability and performance of my SFM Islander, and up-scaled so that we can get more gear into the airframe.</span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA3TAQBclqe3EUwVwX5HwGnl3tNx-8anY2H3XPSkkkGQ7QzM3CgOPPecPSa7lL_dA301gME4a9nko2trYNDdiXUiuru1zlJJ0Kiou42Uzd0eJI8NRISJAvQo6IyTRDKUNch9yMrQ3_rPld/s1600/image003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA3TAQBclqe3EUwVwX5HwGnl3tNx-8anY2H3XPSkkkGQ7QzM3CgOPPecPSa7lL_dA301gME4a9nko2trYNDdiXUiuru1zlJJ0Kiou42Uzd0eJI8NRISJAvQo6IyTRDKUNch9yMrQ3_rPld/s1600/image003.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">An example of our drawing numbering system for the UAV project is:</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">01 β EAP β 102 β 01 R01</span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">(UAV number 1, Electrical schematic of the Auto pilot, dwg 1, rev 1)</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Drawing Software we'll be using:</span></span></div><ul style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Mechanical - Solid Works 2011</span></span> </li>
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</ul></span></span>Antonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00858583488389821991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4772274839774446228.post-56646272810411492742011-04-20T22:26:00.000-07:002011-04-20T22:26:21.950-07:00Kick Off MeetingOn the 1st April 2011, we had our kickoff meeting for the 2012 Outback Challange.<br />
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We are still waiting for the official rules for 2012 to be released, however we still managed to make some decisions on the basics.<br />
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We agreed that the <a href="http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/ardupilot-mega-home-page">ArduPilot Mega</a> would be the most suitable auto pilot for our needs. The thing that impressed us most was the ability to run simulations through <a href="http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/ardupilot-successful-flight">X-Plane</a>.<br />
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We will determine the weight of our proposed systems and then based on this, determine the size of plane. At the moment we are leaning towards some sort of twin engine V-tail aircraft.<br />
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More to follow...<br />
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