Autonomous Robotic Drone Vehicle for Aerial Reconnaissance and Communication (ARDVARC)
Project: Autonomous Aerial Localization of Ground Vehicles for Assisted Navigation
Team Abstract: The UAS has a secondary sensor for radio frequency (RF) detection using Bluetooth direction finding with beacons on the RGVs to geo-localize the RGVS to within sub-meter accuracy. The RGVs will be tracked using pointing vectors from the Bluetooth-sourced angles allowing for simultaneous tracking of RGVs throughout the mission area.
Mentor: Smead Aerospace (Nick Conlon)
PM: John Davis
Team Roster: Tim Behrer, Ryan Downey, Maitreyi Karanjkar, Niko von Unger, Kate Benic, Lyon Foster, Ari Mondrow, Aidan Wood, John Davis, Rachel Gonzalez, Zach Zerr, Robert Scherer