MSD Project P10236:Versatile Adaptive Controller

Project Introduction

P10236 Introduction

Presentation Topics• The Need for P10236• Objectives and Deliverables• History of Project Family• Customer Needs and Engineering Specifications• Risks• Concept Development and Selection• External Benchmarking• Summary of personnel and investors

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The Need for P10236

• UAV has completed 1st-generation airframe• Next phase: control electronics– P09233: Aircraft Controls, initial interface work– P09122: MAV II, highly successful integration

• Extend previous efforts to increase system flexibility, ease of integration, configurability

• Harris Corporation, RF Division

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Our Objective

• A control electronics product that:– Provides a processing core on which to run control

code from compiled Simulink control models– Interfaces with a configurable variety of I/O

sensors and peripherals for multiple vehicle types– Is highly modular: measurement, filtering,

processing, and command functions being separable and independent, but easily integrated

– Is accurate, “black box” package, highly flexible

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Deliverables

• A control unit to store and run Simulink code• Highly modular unit that is easy to implement in

multiple or at least in the RIT UAV • Design and Programming Documentation

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Summary of PersonnelPrimary Customer: Dr. Jason Kolodziej (ME/Aero)Secondary Customer: Harris Corp., RF DivisionSponsors

RIT KGCOE Electrical / Mechanical EngineeringHarris Corporation, RF DivisionImpact TechnologiesBF Goodrich via Michael PepenPinzone Engineering Group

Our Team:Joe Pinzone (EE/Project Manager), Alex Mykyta (EE), Robert Ghilduta(CE), Roberto Stolfa (EE), Jason Stanislawski (CE)

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MSD Project P10236:Versatile Adaptive Controller

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P10236 Introduction

Joe PinzoneElectrical EngineerProject Manager