
Student Unmanned Aerial Systems Competition (SUAS)
Ages:High School, Undergraduate, Graduate
Categories:Robotics, STEM
Scope:International
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The AUVSI SUAS Competition is designed to foster interest in Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), stimulate interest in UAS technologies and careers, and to engage students in a challenging UAS mission. The competition requires students to design, integrate, report on, and demonstrate a UAS capable of autonomous flight and navigation, remote sensing via onboard payload sensors, and execution of a specific set of tasks. The competition has been held annually since 2002.
- Interoperability. The UAS downloads mission details, uploads aircraft telemetry in real time, and uploads mission deliverables to an external judge-provided system.
- Autonomous Flight. The UAS autonomously takes off, flies within boundaries, navigates a series of waypoints, and lands.
- Obstacle Avoidance. The UAS autonomously avoids obstacles, which can be stationary or moving.
- Object Detection, Classification, Localization. The UAS takes pictures of a search area, detect objects of interest, classifies its characteristics, and provides a GPS position.
- Air Delivery. The UAS autonomously drops a payload object so that it lands undamaged at a provided GPS position.
Website: http://www.auvsi-suas.org/
Managing Organization: AUVSI Robonation
Contact:
seafarer.chapter@gmail.com
Eligibility:
High schools and universities around the globe.
Overview
The AUVSI SUAS Competition is designed to foster interest in Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), stimulate interest in UAS technologies and careers, and to engage students in a challenging UAS mission. The competition requires students to design, integrate, report on, and demonstrate a UAS capable of autonomous flight and navigation, remote sensing via onboard payload sensors, and execution of a specific set of tasks. The competition has been held annually since 2002.
Process
- Interoperability. The UAS downloads mission details, uploads aircraft telemetry in real time, and uploads mission deliverables to an external judge-provided system.
- Autonomous Flight. The UAS autonomously takes off, flies within boundaries, navigates a series of waypoints, and lands.
- Obstacle Avoidance. The UAS autonomously avoids obstacles, which can be stationary or moving.
- Object Detection, Classification, Localization. The UAS takes pictures of a search area, detect objects of interest, classifies its characteristics, and provides a GPS position.
- Air Delivery. The UAS autonomously drops a payload object so that it lands undamaged at a provided GPS position.
Criteria
Participate
Website: http://www.auvsi-suas.org/
Managing Organization: AUVSI Robonation
Contact:
seafarer.chapter@gmail.com
Eligibility:
High schools and universities around the globe.