Projects
Current Projects (2021-2024)
Vulcan
Vulcan is a 3 year long project that will be one of the first UK teams to enter the Robonation SUAS Competition in America in mid June 2024. The competition is focused on a Unmanned Aerial Vehicle autonomously navigating a search and rescue mission and deploying a first aid pack represented by a water bottle.
MFE Fighter
2.4m Wingspan Vertical Take-off and landing (VTOL) test bed.
Big Hex
Avionics & Imaging System test bed.
Talon
Vertical Take-off and landing (VTOL) test bed.
Big Brian
Avionics Payload & Test Bed
Little Hex
A hexacopter teaching aid for newer members.
Roland
Modified Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) to test hardware and image recognition software.
Previous Years - IMechE UAS Challenge Entry's
2019/20
Fixed wing prototype UAV with an innovative removable avionics box
2018/19
Compact and rapidly deployable multicopter system with advanced groundstation.
2017/18
Heavy lift hexacopter equipped with emergency parachute system.
Future Developments
XLR Program
XLR stands for Extra Long Range - a program that aims to produce a high speed, long range UAV, which is capable of covering long distances in incredibly short time-frames. This is what will differentiate XLR from all others in its class.