FY14 RWDC State UAS Challenge: Precision Agriculture - Work Flo

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Phase I - Conceptual Design

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1.2

1.3

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1.6

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1.8
Phase II - Preliminary Design

2.1

2.1.1

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2.2

2.2.1

2.2.2

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2.2.4

2.3

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2.5

2.6

Phase III - Detailed Design

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

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3.6

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Detailed Mission Planning

3.10

3.11

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3.13
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3.15

3.16

Detailed Financial Calculations

3.17
3.18

3.19

3.2
Documentation
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FY14 RWDC State UAS Challenge: Precision Agriculture - Work Flow

Step
hase I - Conceptual Design

Research the mission and the constraints you must operate within

Research types of Air Vehicle Element (UAV) airframe configurations, brainstorm overall system conce
several favorites
Consider and identify the most appropriate engineering design strategy to support this scenario (e.g.,
prototyping, evolutionary, concurrent development, etc.)
Determine individual team member roles in project (e.g., program manager, design coordinator, syste
engineer, etc)
Select or identify one or more candidate sensor payloads and determine dependencies (i.e., operation
requirements and limitations)

Identify an overview theory of operation (i.e., describe how you expect the overall design to work in re
mission planning, briefing, launch, execution, recovery, and debrief). Think through how your UAS wou
mission/task.

Identify your baseline requirements: a) What the system must be capable of (e.g., operational speed,
range); b) What parameters must be met (i.e., assumptions and design variables); and c) constrains o
that may reduce the effectiveness or applicability of some options

Repeat this process until you have several candidate systems you like
hase II - Preliminary Design

UAS System Design

Perform preliminary design of Air Vehicle Element (i.e., UAV)

Select your Air Vehicle Element airframe configuration (e.g., fixed-wing, rotary-wing, multirotor, or h

Estimate your gross weight

Size the aircraft so that it is large enough to carry the payload (the payload is recommended to be app
10-20% of your aircraft gross weight as a starting point)
Select the flight controls for the Air Vehicle Element
 Select the powerplant (propulsion) for the Air Vehicle Element
Select the onboard sensors (non-payload) for the Air Vehicle Element

Using provided CAD models, place the major components in your aircraft fuselage to make sure there

Conduct a preliminary performance analysis to make sure your design is basically viable

Given the endurance estimate from the previous step, estimate how long it would take for your Air Ve
Element (or multiple UAVs) to completely cover the focus area (i.e. Corn crop)

Perform preliminary design of Command, Control, and Communications (C3) Element

Determine level of control (e.g., autonomous, semi-autonomous, or manual)

Identify user interface (i.e., ground control) type and format (e.g., handheld, portable, trailerable, fixed

Identify capture, storage/transmission method for sensor (payload) data (e.g., locally stored or transm

Map uplink/downlink communications (to UAV/from GCS and to GCS/from UAV)

Perform preliminary design of Support Equipment Element

Identify the equipment necessary to support flight operations

Identify the equipment necessary to provide maintenance/troubleshooting
Identify Operator Element (i.e., pilots/flight crew) necessary to perform flight operations

Re-examine theory of operation and update either theory or design, as necessary (e.g., how does it re
FAA regulations or known component limitations/dependencies?)

Consider choices you could make to improve system performance or decrease cost. Repeat Phases I a
are satisfied that you have a strong candidate
hase III - Detailed Design
Identify your selections for all required components necessary for your UAS: a) Sensor (Payload); b) Ai
Element (UAV); c) Command, Control, and Communication (C3) Element; d) Support Equipment Eleme
Operator Element

Adjust the size of your Air Vehicle Element accordingly and attached requisite components to airfra

Produce Weight-and-balance analysis for the Air Vehicle Element(s)

Check that the wing satisfies the structural criteria at the maximum weight (+6/-4 g's)

Produce CL vs. , CD vs. , and CM vs. data for the Air Vehicle Element(s)

Produce Zero-lift drag estimate for the Air Vehicle Element(s)

Check that aircraft is stable and has sufficient performance

Re-examine theory of operation and update either theory or design, as necessary (e.g., how does it re
FAA regulations or known component limitations/dependencies?)
 Consider choices you could make to improve system performance or decrease cost. Consider impleme
and repeating Phase I, II, and/or III.
etailed Mission Planning
Lay out your mission by phase
Develop the route(s) that your UAV(s) will follow when capturing data from the focus area (i.e. Corn cr
for the limitations of your UAV performance characteristics such as: turning radius, sensor payload cha
and aircraft speed. Illustrate your routes and confirm full search area coverage using an appropriately
of the search area.
Determine communication range and line of sight requirements
Determine the operational personnel requirements for your UAS to conduct a mission
Calculate the cost to assemble and operate the system
Calculate the objective function
Based on what you've learned, consider design or system concept changes that you could implement
your system performance or reduce cost, and implement those changes if appropriate
etailed Financial Calculations
Calculate the initial system cost.
Calculate the direct operational cost per mission.

Amortize the cost over 50 missions and calculate the objective function.

Assess the competitiveness of your system at your cost. Consider scope for improvement.
Documentation
This "phase" is ongoing throughout your entire design process. Document your work as described in th
and tools provided.
Document
Challenge Statement
FAA Technical Readiness Criteria
FAA Rules for Public UAS Operation in the National
Airspace System
Mission Flight Planning Guidelines

Challenge Guide

Sensor (Payload) Selection Guidelines

Sensor Payload Catalog

Overview: What is an Unmanned Aircraft System?

Mission Flight Planning Guidelines
UAS Operational Personel Requirements

Challenge Statement
FAA Technical Readiness Criteria
FAA Rules for Public UAS Operation in the National
Airspace System
Mission Flight Planning Guidelines

Challenge Statement
FAA Technical Readiness Criteria
FAA Rules for Public UAS Operation in the National
Airspace System

Air Vehicle Element Selection Guidelines and

Catalog
Challenge Statement

Command, Control, and Communications (C3)

Selection Guidelines and Catalog

Support Equipment Selection Guidelines and

Catalog

UAS Operational Personnel Guidelines

FAA Technical Readiness Criteria
FAA Rules for Public UAS Operation in the National
Airspace System

Business Case Guidelines

Air Vehicle Element Selection Guidelines and

Catalog

FAA Technical Readiness Criteria

FAA Technical Readiness Criteria

FAA Rules for Public UAS Operation in the National
Airspace System
Business Case Guidelines

Mission Flight Planning Guidelines

Mission Flight Planning Guidelines

Sensor Payload Selection Guidelines and Catalog

UAS Operational Personnel Guidelines

Business Case Guidelines
Challenge Statement

Business Case Guidelines

Challenge Statement Detailed Background

Challenge Statement Detailed Background
Challenge Statement
Challenge Statement Detailed Background
Scoring Rubric Excel Spreadsheet

Challenge Statement
Scoring Rubric Excel Spreadsheet
Tool

Scalable fuselage CAD model in Creo

Scalable fuselage CAD model in Creo

Mathcad Worksheet

Fuselage CAD model in Creo

Weight and Balance Excel Spreadsheet

Creo

Aerodynamic Characterization Mathcad sheet

Parasitic Drag Excel Spreadsheet

Aerodynamic Characterization Mathcad sheet

Cost Estimation Excel spreadsheet
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