Integrated Monitoring and Command Station Requirements (IMACS)

 Success metrics

Goal

Metric

Goal

Metric

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

Requirements / Constraints

Context

Priority

Owner

Notes

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)

 

IMACS shall be able to display motor outputs from the aircraft.

Verify aircraft controls are working as intended without touching them.

high

@Anthony Luo

 

IMACS shall support teleoperation of WARG aircraft via RC link

Basic requirement to fly

High

@Sahil Kale

 

IMACS shall support a kill switch during flight

Requirement to fly at comp, safety

high

@Dhruv Upadhyay

 

IMACS shall support communication links that operate up to 5km in range with obstructions.

Flying within BVLOS

High

@Anthony Luo

 

IMACS shall support bidirectional data telemetry over the specified range

Flying within BVLOS

high

@Shrinjay Mukherjee

 

IMACS shall support low-latency video transmission over the specified range

Flying within BVLOS, applying detection on the ground

high

@Shrinjay Mukherjee

 

IMACS shall support selection, transmission and display of waypoints

Flying aircraft autonomously

medium

@Shrinjay Mukherjee

 

IMACS shall support disabling of autopilot and return to teleoperation

Failsafe for flying aircraft autonomously

medium

@Anthony Luo

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

All IMACS equipment should fit within conventional luggage (checked or carry on)

Required for transport to comp

low

@Anthony Luo

 

 Open Questions

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Answer

Date Answered

Question

Answer

Date Answered

 

 

 

 Out of Scope

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Next Steps

  • Architect video transmission system (Comp Team, CV)

  • Architect ground station software and telemetry (FW, CV)

  • Architect teleoperation (FW)