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The final test flight of the semester

December 1, 2017
On 11/28/2017, the platform team took the drone out for one of its final test flights of the semester. The team made great progress in this test flight because they were able to conduct a test flight with a dummy load that represented the weight of the cameras. They were also able to test the...

End of the Fall 2017 Semester

November 28, 2017
At this point in time, the UAV teams project will not be delivered this semester. However, they are proud to say that they have accomplished alot this semester and made large steps forward toward the completion of the project. The code has come along way considering that there was virtually no...

UAV Team Receives New 3D printed camera mount

November 7, 2017
The UAV team has now received their 3D printed camera mount. With the new mount, the team is now able to conduct test flights with a dummy load to test how well the gimble functions and how well the drone can handle its weight. 

Platform Teams first test flight of the Fall Semester

November 1, 2017
The UAV Platform team conducted their first test flight with the drone. Due to multiple timing issues and trying to fix things on the drone, it has postponed many earlier test flights that were supposed to occur. The next goal for the semester is to create a simple flight plan and do an autonomous...

Designing and Printing the New Camera Mount

October 24, 2017
This week the UAV team designed the new camera mount for the drone. They sent off the specs for the design to the 3D printing lab to get it printed, and they will hopefully have a finished product to mount to the drone by next week. Doing so will allow them to start conducting a test with a load(i....

UAV Team will be adding a new pilot to the team

October 24, 2017
With the UAV team currently only having one pilot available to conduct test flights, the team decided that it would be best to have another pilot available to do flights in the case that the other pilot is not available. Currently, the new person, Marco Mendez, is studying for his pilot's test...

UAV Team Attended World Drone Expo

October 3, 2017
The UAV team attended the 2017 world drone expo. It was an extremely enlighting experience to see all of the variations of drones and their possibilities, and we learned some valuable information to helps us continue on into our project. This is only some of all that was seen.

UAV team met with there Project Partner, Sept. 12, 2017.

September 19, 2017
The UAV team had a meeting with there project partner, David Doll, on September 12. They discusseed what has been done with the project up to this point in time, and they also discussed what will be done going into the future to bring the project closer to its goals. The team members were able to...

UAV First Meeting of Fall 2017

August 29, 2017
  The UAV team kicks of the semester with choosing who will take on what roles during the semester and figure out where to pick up within the project to get it headed in the right direction.   

Innovate to Grow

May 12, 2017
Innovate to Grow is the annual showcase of the UC Merced student ingenuity and entrepreneurship. Whether it was picking tomatoes, loading chickens, treating drinking water, or another project, engineering students show off their ideas and projects at the annual Innovate to Grow convention....

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