2023 Competition Roadmap

Competition

May 5, 2023

Competition Simulation

Feb 18, 2023

Shortlist Flight team picked

Nov 26, 2022

Frame ready

Groundstation ready

MVP ZP software

Basic characterization of air frame

Feb 12, 2023

Projects above integrated

Feb 12, 2023

Competition Simulation 2

• Advanced RPAS trained pilots

• Flight practice for pilots (on comp airframe)

• Full system integrated (final airframe, zp3 hw & sw, jetson & cv, planning algorithms, all comms)

• Automation pipelines

  • waypoints for flight

  • calculating flight plan & emailing

  • rerouting around restricted airspace

• Flight checklists

  • Emergency procedures

• Flight line team finalized with flight

• Flight line team with pilots licenses

  • basic at minimum, preferably advanced

• Regulatory compliance

Apr 8, 2023

Phase 1 Design proposal

Jan 15, 2023

Team Roster

Mar 31, 2023

Proof of Flight

Apr 11, 2023

Registration

Nov 28, 2022

Done

Groundstation Complete

Jan 31, 2023

Zero Pilot 3 Assembly

Jan 15, 2023

ZeroPilot Interface Board

Jan 15, 2023

SW on ZP3

Jan 29, 2023

ZeroPilot SW Maiden Flight (AM + SM + LOS for fixed wing teleop flight)

Nov 26, 2022

Prototype airframe v1

Nov 6, 2022

Prototype airframe v2

Nov 26, 2022

PDB Complete

Mar 1, 2023

MVP all systems for flyable ZP SW system (All other subsystems for quad gps and fixed wing manual flight)

Dec 31, 2022

Auto Landing (landing pad detection, ZP command)

Jetson to ZP communication (Attitude data, aircraft command)

Jan 31, 2023

Path planning

Finalized Frame Design

Dec 6, 2022

Prototype frame based on final design

Dec 31, 2022

Final Frame Assembled

Jan 29, 2023