MAV08 Agra, India M. M¨ uller, A. Drouin, A. Schr¨ oter, C. Lindenberg
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Paparazzi at Work
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Aircraft History MAV05
EMAV06
MAV06
MAV07
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Aircraft : the Glass One
Design Goals : 30cm maximum dimension uncritical flight behavior (low wing load) ruggedness
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Aircraft Numbers
Max dimension Wingspan Airspeed Endurance
Part Airframe Propulsion Avionics Payload Total
30 cm 28 cm 15m/s 20 min
Description Kevlar skins + Herex honeycomb core Brushless motor + Lipo battery + controller Autopilot + sensors + modems Video camera + transmitter
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Weight 65 85 45 25 220 g
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Fuselage Mold
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Autopilot
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On-board System Architecture
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Safety
Robust Software Architecture Formal validation Testing / Simulation Fail-safe modes (low battery/home/kill/GPS lost) No Fly Area Doubled security link Reduced complexity Preflight Checklists Security Pilot
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Mission Component Overview
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Ergonomy
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Ergonomy
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Video Processing
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Obstacles and Mines Surveillance
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Obstacles and Mines Surveillance
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Mission Time Schedule
Roles : GCS operator, video operator, rescue team/UGV communication operator, safety pilots, MAV service M. M¨ uller, A. Drouin, A. Schr¨ oter, C. Lindenberg ()
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Summary and Conclusion We meet requirements for : Size Range Endurance Safety Uncritical flight behavior
Fully autonomous flight Up to 3 MAVs handling surveillance task in parallel to meet time limitation. Reduced operator workload GCS ergonomics Video processing
Mission planning Route for obstacle mapping Mission time schedule M. M¨ uller, A. Drouin, A. Schr¨ oter, C. Lindenberg ()
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