Nova Labs - RhinoHawk

Introduction MeetingMarch 20th, 2014

Agenda• Introductions• Challenge Overview

– Overall goal– Dates and deadlines– Scoring– Environmental details

• Create development teams– Aircraft refinement– Ground station software integration– Radio integration– Camera integration (FM10X MICRO 700TVL ZOOM)– Gimbal development– Image recognition software development (open CV)– Mission planning and operations development– Product development and commercialization– Marketing and fundraising – includes photos and video of the team’s efforts

• Set milestones– Flight at baron park on March 22nd from 11am-1pm at Baron Cameron Park– Hardware integration testing demonstration April 3rd

– Fundraising proposal complete by April 4th - Lost rhino bike-a-thon– Flight testing at Middletown Primary School on April 19th at 1:00 PM– Critical Design Review Due April 30th – Flight Readiness Report – June 30, 2014– Flight Test Report – July 31, 2014– Final Design Report – September 30, 2014– Final Challenge Flight – November TBD, 2014

Mission Functionality

Why VTOL? … http://diydrones.com/profiles/blog/show?id=705844%3ABlogPost%3A1278384&xg_source=activity&page=5Hover videoPerch and stare

VTOL

Object identification and investigation

Mission Planning

Record keeping & trending

Interaction

Low cost

AircraftFlight computers

Sensors

Power and control

Gimbal

Airframe

Why high tech?http://store.3drobotics.com/products/optical-flow-sensorhttp://www.udoo.org/features/

Ground Station

Why WiFi comms? …http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/the-case-for-wifi-in-drones

GCS display layout

Interface devices

Radio

Image recognition

Transportation