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Icarus UAV
Our Mission.
The mission of TCNJ’s SUAS Team is to design, build, and deploy an advanced unmanned aerial system that demonstrates excellence in autonomous flight, obstacle avoidance, object detection, and precision payload delivery.
What we do.
Autonomous Flight
The UAS must be capable of a fully autonomous flight for up to 15 miles over the course of 30 minute missions. Takeoff and landing may be conducted manually, but all forms of navigation and in-flight route must be autonomous without user interference.
Object Detection and Avoidance
Stationary and moving objects must be recognized while UAS is operating. This may be done manually or autonomously depending on the software. These objects will represent object debris that can distort airport operations. The UAS must also be able to avoid stationary and moving objects to allow for safe flight.
Mapping
An imagery map must be created for the geographical location of the UAS. The area of interest is about 15 acres. This will allow for the UAS to have a scheduled route with up to 4 stops.
Payload Delivery
There will be 4 destinations where the UAS must safely deliver beacon discs weighing about 1.5 lbs in total. These objects must be dropped by a retardant mechanism and within 25 ft of the target delivery station. The UAS cannot go lower than 50 ft above ground level altitude during delivery.
Our Inspiration.
V22 Osprey VTOL