Absolute Minimum Requirements
The MAAV must be able to:
• maintain straight and level flight through varying weather conditions
• execute precise turns with no overshoot in varying weather conditions
• have a flight time of at least 20 minutes
• sense physical orientation at a frequency of at least 100hz
• transmit video feed a minimum of 500 feet to a ground station
• Plane must be able operate autonomously within at least a 1000ft radius of the launch
location.
• “pass through” external control signals when a ground operator wishes to override the
autopilot
• “seamless” conversion to autonomous control when plane is out of range of controller
• Monitor battery level and take action to ensure a safe landing in case of low battery
• On board electronics may not use more than 300mA average
• Entire control system must not weigh more than 150g
Desired Feature Set
If possible, the MAAV may be able to:
• Enable plane to fly to downloaded GPS coordinates automatically: A pass of within 30m
at any elevation shall be considered hitting the coordinate successfully.
• transmit telemetry data a minimum of 500 feet to a ground station
• Store telemetry data on an onboard data logger when out of contact with ground station
• Continue flight to a limited extent after losing GPS data
• detect when aircraft has been launched by hand and take appropriate actions to gain
airspeed and altitude
• approach a predetermined landing spot from the correct direction and execute a soft belly
landing
