Integrated Monitoring and Command Station Requirements (IMACS)
- Aidan Bowers (Deactivated)
- Shrinjay Mukherjee
- Anthony Luo
Success metrics
Goal | Metric |
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Display aircraft status | latency (ms), range(km), # of data points we can support |
Control aircraft manually | latency (ms) from input to aircraft reaction, range(km) |
Long-range aircraft communication | latency (ms), range (km) |
Control aircraft automatically | specificity of aircraft path, ease of use, range |
System should be portable | size, weight, ease ? |
Assumptions
We wont have enough time to develop an autonomous flight mode on zeropilot
Suitable COTS equipment is available for VTX/RX, Teleop, TX/RX
Aircraft control will be operational on zeropilot
120V power is available
Current equipment is suitable for outdoor conditions.
Requirements
Requirements / Constraints | Context | Priority | Owner | Notes |
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IMACS shall be able to display GPS position on map, GPS altimeter, GPS speed, battery level. If equipped on the RPAS, iMACS shall be able to display barometric altimeter and airspeed information. | Legal requirements, ease of operation for the pilot.
| HIGH | @Sahil Kale | |
IMACS shall be able to display aircraft’s current attitude including pitch, roll, yaw | BVLOS operations clarity and ease of operation | medium | @Aidan Bowers (Deactivated) |
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IMACS shall be able to display motor outputs from the aircraft. | Verify aircraft controls are working as intended without touching them. | high | @Anthony Luo |
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IMACS shall support teleoperation of WARG aircraft via RC link | Basic requirement to fly | High | @Sahil Kale |
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IMACS shall support a kill switch during flight | Requirement to fly at comp, safety | high | @Dhruv Upadhyay |
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IMACS shall support communication links that operate up to 5km in range with obstructions. | Flying within BVLOS | High | @Anthony Luo |
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IMACS shall support bidirectional data telemetry over the specified range | Flying within BVLOS | high | @Shrinjay Mukherjee |
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IMACS shall support low-latency video transmission over the specified range | Flying within BVLOS, applying detection on the ground | high | @Shrinjay Mukherjee |
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IMACS shall support selection, transmission and display of waypoints | Flying aircraft autonomously | medium | @Shrinjay Mukherjee |
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IMACS shall support disabling of autopilot and return to teleoperation | Failsafe for flying aircraft autonomously | medium | @Anthony Luo |
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All IMACS equipment should be able to be carried out and set up by up to 2 people | Required for efficient operation at competition | high | @Anthony Luo |
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All IMACS equipment should be able to be run off 120V through extension cords in all outdoor conditions | Required to operate in any competition scenario | high | @Anthony Luo | This includes rainy weather |
Critical video and RC links should be able to run on battery power for a return to home for up to 5km | Required for safety | high | @Anthony Luo |
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All IMACS software should be able to setup and run on any reasonable laptop with ease | Required for easy setup and minimizing bugs @ comp | medium | @Shrinjay Mukherjee |
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All IMACS equipment should fit within conventional luggage (checked or carry on) | Required for transport to comp | low | @Anthony Luo |
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Open Questions
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Out of Scope
Next Steps
Architect video transmission system (Comp Team, CV)
Architect ground station software and telemetry (FW, CV)
Architect teleoperation (FW)