Project Summary | Project Information |
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Natural disasters and other such crises often occur and leave people in need of rescue. Forest wildfires destroy the landscape and cut areas off. Earthquakes trap people within rubble. Even hikers can become stranded in the wilderness far from any cell tower and in need of rescue. Depending on the situation, some rescues are not necessary until days later, while other rescues are time sensitive and most occur as soon as possible. In addition, rescue efforts are resource-limited; thus teams strive to focus on the most critically affected areas first. These areas must first be located and the damage must be assessed, which incurs significant latency in sending appropriate help to the affected areas. This leads to the hypothesis that rescue efforts can be sped up and reduced in cost if some portion of the effort cant be automated. In the short term, we seek to develop aircraft which are capable of basic autonomous flight for long periods of time (exceeding 30 continuous minutes) while equipped with a sensor package which will allow the craft to search for signs of life in a disaster scene. Long term goals include advanced autonomous navigation at lower altitudes, mesh networking across multiple autonomous vehicles, and swarm searching of an affected area. The ultimate mission of this undertaking with assistance of our guide and under the lead of project lead and customer, Andy Meyer, is to produce an economical, practical and measurable improvement to disaster analysis and relief, with the goal of reducing the cost of saving lives with limited resources while not tying up the produced solution to a particular company, institution, nation, or government of any kind. | Project Title: Autonomous Search Drones Project Number: P20123 Project Family: Aerospace Start Term: 2195 End Term: 2201 Faculty Guide: Prof. Louis Beato Primary Customer(s): Andy Meyer Sponsor (financial support): N/A |
Team Members
| First Name | Last Name | Major | Role | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy | Meyer | Computer Engineering | Project Manager, Firmware Lead | ahm7197 |
| Atulya | John | Electrical Engineering | Electrical Lead | axs8131 |
| Ben Morgan | Palmer | Mechanical Engineering | Mechanical Lead, Communications | bmp3352 |
| Mutahir | Mustahsan | Mechanical Engineering | Facilitator | mxm3939 |
| Piers | Kwan | Computer Engineering | Pattern Recognition Lead | pik3387 |
| Sabrina | Ly | Computer Engineering | Testing Lead, Purchasing Lead | sjl2178 |
Work Breakdown: By Phase
MSD I & II | MSD I | MSD II |
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Integrated System Build & Test Customer Handoff & Final Project Documentation (Verification & Validation) |
Work Breakdown: By Topic
Project Management | Design Tools | Design Documentation | Implementation | Validation | Presentation & Dissemination |
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PRP Requirements Schedule Cost Risk Management Problem Management Communication & Minutes | Use Cases Benchmarking Functional Decomposition Morphological Chart Pugh Concept Selection | BOM Mechanical Drawings Electrical Schematics Software Diagrams Facility Layout Manuals | Mockups Test Fixtures Prototyping Test Plans | Analysis Results Simulations Test Results | Design Review Documents Technical Paper Poster Imagine RIT Exhibit |
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