Students Collaborate For Unmanned Aerial and Ground Vehicle Demonstration

摘要

Engineering students at the California Polytechnic State Uni-versity and California State Polytechnic University recently demonstrated autonomous flight and geolocation with a pair of aerial and ground vehicles. The project, sponsored by Northrop Grumman, focused on three capabilities: unmanned vehicles, sensors, and geolocation. In the first year of the project (2011-2012), students were tasked with having the unmanned aerial vehicle provide an accurate geolocation solution to the ground vehicle through a transmission of coordinates and subsequent navigation. This year, the project was expanded to include a second unmanned aerial vehicle, which was tasked with dropping a bottle of water at a targeted location designated by the first aerial vehicle (see photo).