Big Quad 2024 Requirements

< 7kg w/o payload but we try to make it as light as possible

Frame has failure points in design & they are easily replacable

3:1 T:W w/o payload (15kg thrust)

Proper mounting solutions for sensors & electrical components & wiring

Secure, easily accessible, robust, vibration damped if necessary.

30 minute flight time

Easy mounting solution for payload attachment

Easily maintainable wiring solutions

Weatherproof solution available for electrical components (rain + wind + temperatures)

Long Range

Good iterative design process

Easy to setup

Transportable

Fits into back of regular vehicles without risk of damage

Price per airframe < [tbd]

Robust landing solution

Easy manufacturing & assembly

Well documented design process (for all subteams)

Protection for valuable components

Batteries tool-lessly swappable and easily removable under critical situations

Anti-spark connector on mains

Properly specced materials & components

Proper testing procedure for all components & integration of components

Ability to tether the drone for ground tests

ZP3 Passthrough

Multiple Telemetry Links supported

Multiple RC Links supported

Aerodynamic & Aesthetic design

Well placed sponsor logos & iconic WARG branding

Gemini RX

BVLOS operation

Able to be maintained > 1 yr

VN-300 Mounting

Antennas & VN-300 block

HIGHMEDIUM LOW

Mounting offsets from the VN-300 block to the GPS Antennas must be known to centimeter accuracy.

Pixhawk & ZP3 Mounting

Needs space

Pixhawk accessible

need access to all ports, usb, sd card

2 fpv cameras

one bottom one front

Optical flow

Bottom

Lidar must be able to mounted for object detection and terrain rangefinding

one 360 (needs unobstructed view)

one downwards

Up to two Neo M9n or M8n must be mounted and easily accessible

safety switch & LED

Mounting offset from the cube to the M9N’s must be known to centimeter -accuracy

VTX must be able to be mounted

5W or mateksys or rmrc 1.3 module

CV Camera must be able to be mounted

auto-land detection

Jetson is accessible

LED’s for nighttime flying

Registration of the drone

Stable long-range interference-proof RC link

Wiring needs to be easily accessible & routed

Wire gauges & types need to match the application

Usage of connectors should be minimized

Connectors should be locking where possible

System must be able to use LTE or other RF modems for telemetry

System must be able to transmit video over long range

System must be able to maintain link over long range

System must have a flight time of at least 30 minutes

Batteries must be able to be swapped tool-less

Batteries must be able to be un-plugged and removed from airframe quickly in the event of a system failure

System must be able to handle a landing at 2.5 m/s downward velocity

Batteries must be mounted securely

System must follow failsafe procedures outlined in competition requirements

System has to be under 10kg

Potential competition requirement

System must be able to accomodate different payloads

System needs to protect sensitive & expensive electronics

Failure points must be design as part of the system

Failure points must be easily manufactured and replacable

System must be able to fly in all weather condition

Rain, shine, snow, sleet, spongebob raining down sweat

Electronics need to be accessible when working on the drone, but not when flying.

3:1 T:W without payload

COG Must be in the center of the drone

Closer to in-line with the thrust line better.

Equidistant from motors in x-y

Antennas need to be mounted away from EMI in a secure way.

video, RC, potentially telemetry

3:1 T:W

< 7kg without payload takeoff weight

No excess weight on the drone

Is 5kg takeoff weight possible?

which VTX

Testing program & integration timelines

Price

LTE + Jetson ? (running LTE on jetson)

Autotune ?