AmadorUAVs

The electromechanical division focuses on designing and manufacturing parts for our drone. The team works on creating prototype designs and finds suitable electrical and mechanical parts for the drone. Members face difficult engineering problems and work together to solve them. This involves the use of both hands-on creativity as well as computer software.

The software division focuses on writing and integrating code for all autonomous aspects of the mission. This includes autopilot and control firmware, obstacle avoidance algorithms, comunications between us and the drone, and advanced vision and image processing. The software group also runs numerous navigation simulations to make sure that the control algorithms work without error.

The business division is in charge of managing the team’s budget, timeline and public relations so that the team can buy the equipment necessary to develop and refine our drone. This division frequently contact companies and organizations for sponsorships and grants. Furthermore, this division works on promoting education and outreach towards the community.