AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE PROJECT FOR UNDERGRADUATES

• Main Authors: Bradley, Justin, Prall, Breton
• Other Authors: Beard, Randal W.
• Language: en_US
• Published: International Foundation for Telemetering 2006
• Subjects: uav; unmanned aerial vehicle; undergraduate education; geolocation; path planning
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10150/604143; http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/604143

ITC/USA 2006 Conference Proceedings / The Forty-Second Annual International Telemetering Conference and Technical Exhibition / October 23-26, 2006 / Town and Country Resort & Convention Center, San Diego, California === Brigham Young University recently introduced a project for undergraduates in which a miniature unmanned aerial vehicle system is constructed. The system is capable of autonomous flight, takeoff, landing, and navigation through a planned path. In addition, through the use of video and telemetry collected by the vehicle, accurate geolocation of specified targets is performed. This paper outlines our approach and successes in facilitating this accomplishment at the undergraduate level.