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Overview
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One of the most recent advances in military defense tactics is the use of Unmanned Air Vehicles, or UAVs. Capable of carrying out dangerous military missions, UAVs hold great promise due to the fact that no pilot will be put in harm's way. This being the case, it is Boeing's goal to develop a radio controlled helicopter that is capable of flying autonomously. In order to achieve this goal, the helicopter needs to be equipped with a navigation system that includes a Global Positioning System (GPS) and an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU). With both GPS and IMU measurements, the position of the aircraft can be estimated to a very high degree of accuracy. The objective of this project then is to implement this on-board navigation system, and transmit the positional data wirelessly to a ground station laptop computer. Besides the field of UAVs, the Aerospace department at Penn Sate will also profit from our work on this project. Once operational, the system can be utilized for all sorts of experimentation, including aircraft design and noise-filtering algorithm development. |
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