The Mohamed Bin Zayed International Robotic Challenge (MBZIRC) is a biennial competition aiming to demonstrate the state-of-the-art in applied robotics and inspire its future. Participants are asked to develop complex, autonomous, multi-agent flying robotic systems. The ASL competed in the competition's inaugural event, placing 2nd (http://www.asl.ethz.ch/the-lab/asl-news/2017/03/the-asl-and-rsl-showed-an-outstanding-team-performance-at-the-mbzirc-challenge-in-abu-dhabi.html), and will again compete in the 2020 challenge, which represents a significant step up in complexity.
This project is concerned with Challenge 3 of the 2020 competition. This challenge requires a team of UAVs to fight a fire in and around an urban high rise building (see animation: https://www.mbzirc.com/challenge/2019). The student(s) undertaking this project will develop our initial approach to competing in this challenge. Successful completion of this challenge will require the development of a complex autonomous system, which integrates perception, estimation, navigation and actuation sub-systems.
We urgently need help designing electro-mechanical systems for water-delivery within the context of this challenge.
The Mohamed Bin Zayed International Robotic Challenge (MBZIRC) is a biennial competition aiming to demonstrate the state-of-the-art in applied robotics and inspire its future. Participants are asked to develop complex, autonomous, multi-agent flying robotic systems. The ASL competed in the competition's inaugural event, placing 2nd (http://www.asl.ethz.ch/the-lab/asl-news/2017/03/the-asl-and-rsl-showed-an-outstanding-team-performance-at-the-mbzirc-challenge-in-abu-dhabi.html), and will again compete in the 2020 challenge, which represents a significant step up in complexity.
This project is concerned with Challenge 3 of the 2020 competition. This challenge requires a team of UAVs to fight a fire in and around an urban high rise building (see animation: https://www.mbzirc.com/challenge/2019). The student(s) undertaking this project will develop our initial approach to competing in this challenge. Successful completion of this challenge will require the development of a complex autonomous system, which integrates perception, estimation, navigation and actuation sub-systems.
We urgently need help designing electro-mechanical systems for water-delivery within the context of this challenge.
- Developing concepts for water a delivery mechanism.
- Producing the chosen concept.
- Designing the software interface for control from high-level MAV computer.
- Potentially traveling to Abu Dhabi to help us compete.
- Developing concepts for water a delivery mechanism. - Producing the chosen concept. - Designing the software interface for control from high-level MAV computer. - Potentially traveling to Abu Dhabi to help us compete.
- **In order of importance**
1. Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
2. Electo-Mechanical design experience.
3. C/C++ experience. (Microcontroller programming particularly interesting).
- **In order of importance** 1. Ability to work independently and as part of a team. 2. Electo-Mechanical design experience. 3. C/C++ experience. (Microcontroller programming particularly interesting).
If you are interested in this project, please send you transcripts and CV to
- Alex Millane (alexander.millane@mavt.ethz.ch)
If you are interested in this project, please send you transcripts and CV to - Alex Millane (alexander.millane@mavt.ethz.ch)