Waterloo Aerial Robotics Group
General Information
Primary Objectives
Education
Tutorial Sessions
Design Reviews
Opportunity to
design and
develop advanced
technology
Compete in
International Aerial
Robotics Competition
(
IARC
)
Members
Almost 300 Members since 1997
From Engineering (Computer, Electrical, Systems
Design, Mechatronics, Mechanical), Math
(Computer Science, Applied Math, Actuarial
Science) Science and Arts
Contribute anywhere from 1 hr/week to 60+
hr/week
Often use WARG projects for academic credit (i.e.
4
th
year design project)
4 Levels must be completed fully
autonomously
Fly a 3km course around GPS waypoints
Search a city for a marked building and an open
window (1m x 1m)
Enter the open window, locate specific visual
information, relay it to the judges
Complete entire mission in under 15 minutes
Held annually at Fort Benning, GA
Prize is $60,000 USD and grows by
$10,000/year
IARC Requirements
Fort Benning, Georgia
2004 IARC
WARG won
First Place for 2004
Achieved fully autonomous flight across 3km GPS
course using “old fixed wing aircraft”
Won Best Technical
Paper
Past Accomplishments
Awards since 1998
Most Innovative
System Design (3x)
Most Innovative
Vehicle Design (1x)
Best Journal Paper (5x)
Best Technical
Presentation (1x)
IARC Team Comparison
Team
Estimated System
Cost ($CDN)
Level
Achieved
2004 Points
Scored
Georgia Institute of
Technology
$100,000
2
Did not
attend
University of Waterloo
$3,500
1
478.5
University of Arizona
$30,000
1
383.5
South Dakota School of
Mines and Technology
$40,000
None
333
Southern Polytechnic State
University
$20,000
None
312
Simon Fraser University
$4,000
None
53
“Old Fixed Wing Aircraft”
This plane achieved level 1
behavior in 2004
Designed as a low budget
custom UAV
Costs less than $3500 CDN
Custom microcontroller PCB, Operating System,
autopilot, analog sensors and other misc. items all
designed by students
Our competitors pay between $20,000 and $50,000
US for similar systems
Fixed Wing Aircraft
Specifications:
Wingspan: 4m
Length: 3m
Speed: 40kph
–
90kph
Flight Duration: 50min
Max Takeoff Weight: 50lbs
Fixed Wing Aircraft
Fixed Wing Aircraft
Construction
Vision System
Stereo Vision Processing
Locate symbols and windows
Provide depth perception
4
th
Year Projects
Programming Competition
Autonomous Parachute
Dropped from
airplane
Must autonomously
navigate itself
through a 1m by 1m
window
GPS/INS used first
Visual information
used to “home in” on
window
Ground Vehicle “The Bug”
Deployed by parachute
Searches the interior of the building
Special Thanks
to our Sponsors
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