What is a UAS?

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An Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) is an aircraft that operates either by the remote control of a navigator or pilot, or by a completely autonomous avionics system. These aircraft come in a variety of sizes and shapes, and can be designed to complete a wide array of tasks. Because of the availability of relatively cheap UAS software and hardware that is available to the public, there has been a surge in personal UAS design and autonomous aircraft hobby flying. The potential application of the UAS in both the military and civilian sectors has made the design of these aircraft an interesting and important venture.

  • Design Purpose:

    This UAS was designed in order to compete in the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) 2012 Student UAS competition, and also to satisfy the requirements of the Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering Capstone project.

  • Competiton

    The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) announces its Tenth Annual Student Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) Competition. Aimed at stimulating and fostering interest in this innovative technology and encouraging careers in the field, the competition challenges the students to design, fabricate,and demonstrate a system capable of completing a specific and independent aerial operation.