F2021 Goals & Direction

Owned by Cindy Cai (Deactivated)
2021-09-09
3 min read

Conops Summary

Key Dates

  • Nov 9, 2021 @5pm: apply and register, including $500 registration fee

  • Jan 16, 2022 @5pm: Submit Phase 1 Design paper

  • March 25, 2022: Submit team list and pay $250+tax fee for onsite participants

  • April 11, 2022: Submit video proof of successful flight

    • Takeoff

    • Fly by circle, and hover to demonstrate stability of UAV (if applicable)

    • Approach

    • Full-stop landing.

  • May 6-8, 2022: Competition!!!

Premise

A foreign embassy in Ottawa has hired your company to provide security to their buildings and extensive grounds. Your contract requires that you respond to intrusion by persons at the perimeter of the grounds, and detect and respond to the delivery of any suspicious items on or near the building.

Task 1: Device Detection and Disposal

  • Detect device within prescribed area near building.

  • Pick up device and transport to secure drop-off location. Attachment of device to vehicle must be accomplished remotely.

  • Drop off the device in the secure drop-off and return the UAS (unmanned aerial system) to the GCS (ground control station) location.

    • device must be remotely released

    • secure drop-off is a barrel, 87cm high, 58cm dia.

    • critical to softly lower into barrel and remain upright. (could be explosive)

      • this is measured by impulse

    • No part of the UAS may be left on the embassy grounds.

  • Scored on:

    • Ability to detect the device

    • delivery of device to the secure drop-off location

    • force with which the device is placed

    • maintaining the device level (Within 45 deg) at all times, delivering the device upright

    • successful UAS return to the launch

    • time to complete

*not to scale. embassy building/perimeter/GCS shapes and positions reflect just one possible config.

Task 2: Detection and Tracking of Perimeter Intruder

  • launch from the GCS and fly to specified intrusion location (QR code with message). no further than 3km from GCS

    • any path can be taken, but points are awarded for minimizing noise signature of UAS

    • Max points for autonomous launch and flight upon receipt of message (team member may show UAS the QR code)

  • Detect and track the intruder(s) over a path of up to 500m, keeping a camera fixed on the intruders and viewable at the GCS location. Determine key physical or clothing features or activities of the intruders per the questions provided by the QR code. Provide a copy of GCS video to judges on a USB stick for review. Will be told when tracking is complete

  • Minimize likelihood of intruders noticing UAS by minimizing noise signature

    • noise measurements will be taken at intruder location and at a point 500m from the intruder location on a straight line connecting the GCS and intruder location

  • Create a trace on provided map showing path of intruders relative to the layout of the grounds and perimeter. Evaluated based on correct shape of path and relative to easily-identified ground features. Great precision not required.

  • Scored on:

    • Correctly flying to location, max points for auto launch & flight

    • Detection & correct identification of the intruder(s)

    • Correct responses to questions about key physical/clothing features and intruder activities

    • Correctness and presentation of the map trace

    • Noise signature of the UAS

*note this is just one possible config.

Design Constraints

  • max take-off weight is 10kg, not including retrieved device weight

  • only electric propulsion may be used

  • UAV must have a flight termination system to safely end flight

  • Vehicles must clearly display the team name

  • data links can be by radio, infrared, acoustic, other means, as long as no tethers. UAS may operate autonomously, semi-autonomously, or under manual control at discretion of teams

  • licensed band must be obtained and provided to judges (radio frequency defined by ISED). Transmitters have to be OFF on entire airport property during competition, except for team flying. Recommended to develop alternative (wired) method to pre-flight and test system. Assume high-speed internet will NOT be available on the field.

  • Completely off-the-shelf UAVs are not allowed!! Yay go mech