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Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)
Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)Information Packet
Mission Statement
Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) is an interdisciplinary student-focused research group that aims to build, study, and design the next generation of unmanned aerial systems (drones). At our heart UAS is a team of aspiring engineers, scientists, programmers, and future business leaders determined to change the world.
Penn State Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) is a student-run chapter of the intercollegiate Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) Student Unmanned Aerial Systems competition.
Penn State UAS aims to provide an avenue for every student to progress their educational, personal, and career goals, actively promoting interdisciplinary inquiry, fostering team work, and providing real world experiences to solve real world problems.
UAS and Penn State’s Strategic Plan
Unmanned Aerial Systems aims to align its goals with that of the University’s Strategic plan to provide an environment that encourages student participation, enhances academic excellence, and realizes Penn State’s potential as a Global University.
In accordance with the University’s Strategic Plan strategy 1.1 which states “The University offers countless avenues through which students can progress toward their educational, personal, and career goals, and strengthening those opportunities will remain a central driver for Penn State” UAS provides applied learning experiences for students to increase their educational skills, and prepare them for inspired careers.
In accordance with Penn State Strategic Plan strategy 2.2 which states “The best universities of the future will increasingly be characterized not only by interdisciplinary research but also by instructional programming that breaks down barriers to interdisciplinary inquiry.” Through student-focused study and the design of the next era of unmanned aerial systems, UAS aims to provide an opportunity for Penn State to reach this mission.
GoalsFirst System
-Building a prototype equipped with controls and camera systems
-Group an incredible team with diverse backgrounds
-Outreach to industry
Second system
-Redesign sensor system
-Develop indigenous autopilot system
-Compete in the AUVSI SUAS
Third System
-Penn State’s first student designed airframe
-Beat Cornell
-Detailed image recognition
-Winning AUVSI SUAS
-Travelling internationally for competition
Universities with similar organizationsCornell University: CUAIR is a student organization, started in 2003 dedicated to the design of unmanned systems. The group came in second place last year at the AUVSI SUAS competition. They have a Boeing mentorship program and significant support from Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Mathworks, among others.
North Carolina State University: For the past two years, North Carolina State has come in first place in AUVSI SUAS competition. This past year, they also travelled to Australia for the Outback Challenge, a search and rescue competition in the Australian outback.
Israel Technion University: Coming in fourth place last year at AUVSI SUAS, Technion works directly with the Israeli department of defense and Air Rafael.
Over 40 schools compete at the AUVSI SUAS competition, schools come from all over the world; Spain, Israel, Turkey, and Romania among others send teams.
Active UAS members
Jonathon Ready
President:Aerospace EngineeringSophomore
Anthony Crognale
Treasurer:Computer ScienceSophomore
Nicole Lockwood
Industrial EngineeringSophomore [email protected]
Tristan Cembrinski
Aerospace engineeringNaval ROTCSophomore
Maxine Taylor
Mechanical EngineeringSophomore [email protected]
(no photo Computer ScienceSophomore [email protected]
submitted)
Kenneth Au
Cassandra Caldwell
MathematicsJunior [email protected]
Jason Everett
Aerospace EngineeringSophomore [email protected]
“When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.”
-Leonardo da Vinci
