AmadorUAVs started as a small club at the end of 2018 with the goal to build a fixed-wing autonomous UAV capable of competing in the SUAS Competition. Student Unmanned Aerial Systems is a competition in Maryland where high school and collegiate teams develop autonomous UAVs(Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) that complete various tasks such as autonomous waypoint navigation, image recognition, obstacle avoidance, and payload drop.
Macron: Main UAV
Weight Capacity: 30 lbs
Size: 122 cm diameter
Max Speed: 12.3 m/s
Flight Time: 20 minutes
Octocopter design
Lightweight carbon fiber body
Modular design
Detachable Autonomous Ground Vehicle
Electromechanical Team
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.
Software Team
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.
Business Team
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.