Christopher Barrett (ME)

Daniel Graves (ME)

Open Architecture, Open Source Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for Imaging Systems

Primary Customer:

○ Currently the RIT College of Imaging Science works with

equipment that weighs 250 lbs and they must use Cessnas for

their research.

○ This family of projects will create a UAV (Unmanned Aerial

Vehicle) while at the same time working to scale down the size of

the equipment required for the College of Imaging Science’s

research.

○ The goal of this family of projects will be an autonomous aerial

vehicle that can carry and control an imaging system. (information taken from P09231 and P10232)

Open Architecture, Open Source Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for Imaging Systems Secondary Customers:

Law Enforcement○ Increase response capability ○ Decrease reliance on manned aerial vehicles

Thus decreasing costs

Fire departments○ Tracking wildfires

Realtors ○ Showing large tracts of land

(information taken from P09231 and P10232)

Project Status Update Project Name

UAV Airframe C Project Number

P10232 Project Family

Open Architecture, Open Source Unmanned Aerial Imaging Platform Track

Vehicle Systems and Technologies Start Term

2009-2 planned academic quarter for MSD2 End Term

2009-3 planned academic quarter for MSD2 Faculty Guide

Dr. Jason Kolodziej (ME) Faculty Consultant

Dr. P Venkataraman (ME) – Possible consultant Graduate Teaching Assistant

Gerry Garavuso Primary Customer

RIT College of Imaging Science

Mission Statement – P10232Mission Statement:

Develop an unmanned aerial platform which accomplishes the

key project goals while improving on lessons learned from the

UAV B airframe.

Key Goals:

Electric Powered

20 Minutes of Flight Time

Reduced Weight

15 lbs Carrying Capacity

Provisions for a Launch and Recovery System

Concept DevelopmentIdentifying Customer Needs

P09232 Previously Conducted InterviewsPolice Departments

Mr. Anand BadgujarDet. Steve McLoud

Accident Reconstructionists

John Desch AssociatesReal Estate Agents

Mr. Len DiPaoloFire Departments

Mr. Dave WardallCustoms and Border Patrol

Mr. Don Lyos

Recent InterviewsMechanical Engineering Department

Dr. Jason Kolodziej

Past Senior Design Teams-P09232 UAV Airframe B-P09231 UAV Airframe A-P09560 Open Source Aerial Imaging System

(information taken from P09232)

Needs Statements:-Ability to carry a sufficient payload (~15 lbs)-Easy integration with measurement controls box and different aerial imaging systems-Ability to remotely control aircraft and payload-Flight communication between aircraft and ground relay-Minimize flight vibrations for imaging stability-Electric powered to reduce weight-Sufficient flight time (~20 minutes) for local area photography-Aircraft has the ability to take off and land on site-Easy assembly and disassembly for transportation

Concept DevelopmentIdentifying Customer Needs

Further needs will be assessed after test flights in the coming weeks.

Affinity Diagram

Objective Tree

Function Tree

House of Quality

Customer Requirements Customer Weights

Balance Control Weight Survivability Maintenance

Stability 9 9 9 3 0 0

Open Source 3 0 9 0 0 0

Inexpensive 9 0 0 0 3 9

Intuitive 9 9 9 1 0 0

Long Flight Time

1 1 0 3 0 0

On-site Launch and Recovery

9 1 0 9 0 0

Raw Score 172 189 120 27 81

Relative Weight 29% 32% 20% 5% 14%

Preliminary Schedule

1. Further observation of the current family of UAV Projects.2. Analysis and proposal of project budget.3. Define roles for staffing requirements.4. Revise EDGE with up-to-date information.5. Finish Final Project Presentation and Marketing Video.

Future Plan

Project Status Update Project Name

UAV A -Telemetry Project Number

P10231 Project Family

Open Architecture, Open Source Unmanned Aerial Imaging Platform Track

Vehicle Systems and Technologies Start Term

20091 End Term

20092 Faculty Guide

Dr. Jason Kolodziej (ME) Faculty Consultant

John Wellin (ME) Primary Customer

RIT College of Imaging Science: Dr. Hensel/Dr.Kolodziej

Mission Statement Project Description:

The goal of this project is to design a system that can:

○ Take Measurement Data collected during flight

○ Send that data to a PC on the ground in real time

○ Display the data to a user

○ Send inputs back to the plane from the PC

Reach goal:

○ Develop some simple controls for the UAV.

Basic Process

Importance

This Project Is a necessary step in developing

control systems for the UAV.

If the UAV is going to be capable of self stabilizing

flight and eventually be autonomous then information

on the plane and its surrounding must be known.

Affinity Diagram

Sending Data From Plane Displaying Data Sending data back

Send data to ground in real time

Create GUI interface to display data

Allow user to give inputs to the plane.

Purchase telemetry unit make installable .exe fileHave the capabiltity to

implement controls

be able to send data for any range that the plane

is capable of flyingShow all relevant data

clearly

Convert Measurement data to RF signal

Objective Tree

Function Tree

House of Quality

Schedule

Week 6

Meet with Sr. Design teams to get a better idea of what there finished product will be, find out when there final design review is. Consult with Faculty guides to get feedback on progress

Week 7Make changes based on feedback. Talk to people in EE dept. and CE dept for insight on how I should describe the project to get the right kind of students for it.

Week 8 Have first draft of Staffing Requirements done, continue meeting with customers for feedback, finalize the direction of the project. Begin work on final presentation

Week 9 Get feedback on Rough draft of final presentation, start working on Marketing video. Imagine RIT. Talk with EE and CE faculty to see if staffing requirements are ok.

Week 10 Give Presentation continue working on Marketing video.

Questions?