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ICARUS Automatic Landing Pad
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Team Members
Cory Fulkerson (Project Manager) - Mechanical EngineerJohn Graham - Computer EngineerClayton Hooks - Electrical EngineerO’Raphael Okoro - Electrical EngineerTyler Wilson - Mechanical Engineer
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ICARUS Overview
• Integrated Complex Advanced Robotic Unmanned System
• Autonomous Flying Helicopter• Co-axial, tilt-capable, quad-rotor vehicle• More maneuverable and efficient vehicle
than comparable quad rotor helicopters
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Reason for ALPThe ICARUS Automatic Landing Pad (ALP) will provide a secondary recharge opportunity for the ICARUS vehicle when out in the field during missions which will extend the range of the vehicle as well as increase mission duration.
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ALP Requirements• Must be robust and lightweight to be field transportable as
well as waterproof to protect the electrical components within.
• Must Effectively communicate with the vehicle to guide it to the pad and be fully autonomous.
• Must have onboard energy storage and be capable of recharging the vehicle after it has landed in a timely manner.
• Must recharge itself through solar panels in order to repeat the process.
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Current State of Project
• Electrical systems
• Software systems
• Mechanical systems
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Electrical Systems Completion Status:
• Energy collection subsystem• PV panel received 9-9-11• Battery, PVCC in shipping• Offline charge facility fabbed/tested 9-1-11
• Energy delivery subsystem• PSCA completed, inductor spec error for PSCA/VSCA found
• Converter operates, but inductor is driven into saturation at high output currents; losses high.
• Specifications revised, new parts received 9-9-11• VSCA completed sans inductor, trimpots
• Replacement parts received 9-9-11• Cell equalizer tested 8-12-11
• Load tester• Resistance elements for VSCA/PSCA fabbed 8-13-11• Tester assembled sans harness/meters 8-15-11
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Control system hardware• Control system assembly
• CSA demo boards last tested 8-5-11, • Populations moved to mainboard, tested 9-8-11• Current GPIO uC code is manual demo only; no interface• Camera interface not tested; camera ordered 9-6-11
• Landing illuminator• LIA converter fabbed, tested 7-27-11• OPTEK LED lamps tested 7-26-11
• experimentally determined• experimentally determined
• NIR lamps etched, LED’s in shipment
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Tasks to complete for Electrical Systems• Energy collection subsystem
• Assemble PV harness and test basic functionality• Experimentally verify prior estimates of loss parameters
• Energy delivery subsystem• PSCA
• Replace inductor• Test and evaluate efficiency• Attempt to determine actual switch loss figures to
determine necessity of heat sinking• VSCA
• Populate inductor, trimpots• Test/troubleshoot and evaluate efficiency• Attempt to determine actual switch loss figures to
determine necessity of heat sinking• Program CTuC and verify using load tester
• Load tester• Assemble metering harness for PSCA/VSCA eval
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Control system hardware• Control system assembly
• On camera arrival, fab harness, verify connectivity• If time permits, OPTEK vs NIR response can be evaluated
• Landing illuminator• NIR lamps to be fabbed• Experimentally determine for NIR lamps
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Software Completion Status:
• Serial I/O functions• Create Functions for I/O use 7-SEP-11
• Main Function• Created Flow structure for basic Data input and flow7-SEP-11• Created function for input data analysis from Com Ports
• Completed 7-SEP-11
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Tasks to complete for Software• Main Function
• Test overall functionality with hardware• Continue debugging for different input scenarios• Create functionality for multiple ports opened• Create functionality for sorting data from unknown origin
• Sub-Function Construction• Serial access Functions
• Determine sampling rate needed for effective power usage/functionality ratio
• Test with hardware, continue debugging• Radio out/in communication Functions
• Write and test radio functions• Test/troubleshoot
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Mechanical Systems Completion Status:
• CAD Drawings Created Using Autodesk Inventor.• 3D part files completed.• Assembly Files completed.• .idw files completed providing necessary dimensions for
fabrication.• Weight specifications of each component.
• Assembled weight is less than 10lbs.• FEA Analysis Performed Using Autodesk Inventor.
• A brief FEA analysis was performed.• Calculated maximum deflection with an applied force.• Calculated maximum stress with an applied force.
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Tasks to complete for Mechanical Systems• Build Working Prototype
• Assemble ALP• Test functionality• Test to make sure its watertight• Make sure its robust/lightweight
• Transportation subsystem• Determine Placement of backpack straps
• Test ALP for quick and easy transport
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Questions?