CUAir
CUAir, Cornell University Unmanned Air Systems, is an interdisciplinary project combining aspects of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Our goal is to design, build, and test an unmanned autonomous aircraft capable of autonomous takeoff/landing, waypoint navigation and surveillance/reconnaissance. Some research topics include airframe design, propulsion systems, wireless communication, image processing and target recognition.
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Test Flight: Nov. 5, 2011
11/05/2011The CUAir team had a test flight on November 5th, 2011. Benchmarks on data transfer rates were performed as well as testing on the new camera control system.…
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Test Flight: Oct. 23, 2011
10/27/2011The CUAir team had a test flight on October 23rd, 2011. The purpose was to test upgrades made to the previous year's plane. This older plane will aid in testing other systems before flying in the new plane for this year's competition. The tests were successful and we will begin to prepare for developmental testing of autonomous flight.…
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CUAir is Recruiting for Fall 2011!
08/26/2011CUAir is recruiting this semster. For more information on how to apply, please Click Here…
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New Website Launched!
08/25/2011We have updated our website to better represent CUAir…
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2011 AUVSI Competition
06/27/2011CUAir had an excellent showing at the 2011 Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) competition sponsored by the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI). We placed 3rd for the Journal Paper and 4th for the Oral Presentation out of 24 teams. Our hard work really showed this year and we are looking forward to improving next year. Thank you to our sponsors without whom this not would have been possible!…
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Spring 2011 Test Flight
05/14/2011Here are some photos from our two flights in April and May. Progress is good!…