Our Fleet

(Avionics & Imaging System Test Bed)

Big Hex is a stable multicopter used primarily to test our imaging system.

(VTOL Transition Dynamics Test Aircraft)

This aircraft will allow us to test flight dynamics for Vulcan as well as tune parameters for flight control before the completion of our much larger competition aircraft .

(Avionics and Payload Testbed)

With a MTOW of 10kg and 20" props, this massive quadcopter will serve as a platform to test avionics systems for Vulcan, including vision systems, communications and flight control.  Its large payload capacity makes it more than suited for this task. 

This quad was designed, developed and tested during the 2020/2021 academic year, showing the team can work well and produce great results, even through a global pandemic.

(Multicopter Dynamics Test Aircraft)

Our oldest test aircraft, was first used by Project Hex to learn more about the dynamics of multicopters, as well as test our early image recognition systems. This Aircraft will soon be replaced by a larger hexacopter but will still serve as a teaching aid for newer members.

Its payload carrying rail system also makes it suitable as an aerial cinematography platform.

(Unmanned Ground Vehicle  Avionics  Test Platform)

Based on an RC model Landrover Defender, this UGV has been havily modified with a Pixhawk flight controller, telemetry radio, FPV with On Screen Display and even a Lidar for collision  avoidance. The team will be using this to test the Ardurover hardware and initially test Vulcan's path planning algorithms.

Roland will eventually be replaced by a custom composite UGV chassis which will be carried and deployed by our Vulcan  aircraft .