uav helicopter project 12-may-08 presented by mark diel whirled air incorporated stanford university
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UAV Helicopter Project
12-May-08
Presented by
Mark DielWhirled Air Incorporated
Stanford University
The Opportunity Is…
Develop, manufacture and sell the follow-on helicopter to the Yamaha RMAX using up-to-date technologies and processes, a state-of-the-art control algorithm and a newly created ground control station.
The Next Generation UAV Helicopter
UAV HelicopterSystem Ground Station
and Terminal
Communication
Flight ControlSoftware
Position Dataand Sensors
Payloads
DataAcquisition
NetworkCommunication
MissionProgramming
Kalman Filter
Competitive Advantage
Features unique to the planned system:
• High reliability mechanics for operation in harsh rugged environments.
• Advanced software flight controller for high maneuverability.
Other features:
• Easy human-robot interface for “out of the box” operation by non-pilots.
Today’s “hobby” class helicopters cannot survive a war theatre environment such as Iraq or Afghanistan.
[Mark: Can you add some text with semi-technical details on this? I.e., sealed bearings, etc.?]
Rugged mechanical design
Most current autonomous helicopters are not very agile. Vulnerable even to small arms fire. Need excessive amounts of time, fuel to carry out missions.
Rugged mechanical design
Unique competitive advantage: We have by far the most capable autonomous helicopter controller in the world.
Control technology will enable unskilled operator to fly the helicopter through rapid, aggressive maneuvers—at a skill level comparable to the very best, expert, human pilots.
Easy waypoint user-interface
Takeoff
Fly To
Loiter 30min, 100 feet
Fly To (Evasive maneuvers)
Loiter 200min,
Fly To (Slow surveillance flight)
Land
Revenue Model
Cost of Goods Sold (COTS) …
Mechanical – 120 parts plus engine $30KAvionics – IMU, GPS, magnetometer $15KFlight Computer – PC based, custom circuitry$7KGround Station – PC based, enclosure $8KLabor $15KTotal $75K
Unit Selling Price $195K
*Based on the sale of 100 units per year
Phase One Investigation and Feasibility
Deliver a Feasibility Demonstration Helicopter Capable of fast aggressive flight GPS navigation, no vision Convenient user interface
Generate the Customer Requirements Document and Product Specification
Formalize the Business Plan
Phase TwoDesign and Prototype
Design the Helicopter Airframe
Build in Autonomous Takeoff and Landing into Flight Control Software and Avionics
Complete Ground Terminal Development
Build Two Prototype Systems
Demonstrate 100 hours of Flight Testing
Phase ThreePreproduction Prototypes
Built Six Preproduction Prototypes
Verification Testing including Environmental
1000 Hours System Life Testing
Vendor Approval and Tooling Qualification
Process Development
Customer Early Delivery and Support
Development Schedule
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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Mar
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
PhaseOne
PhaseTwo
PhaseThree
Budget
Phase One$125K plus Stanford?
Phase Two$1.2M
Phase Three$850K
UAV Helicopters
Lightweight Laser Scanner
3D Laser Scanner
Significant helicopter expertise:• Developed controllers for a large fleet of autonomous helicopters. • Widely acknowledged to be the leading helicopter control group in the world.
Significant robotics expertise:• Including control, sensing, perception.
Technology transfer to Teletronics.
Autonomous helicopter and robotics expertise
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