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1st Place - AUVSI SUAS 2014

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Autonomous takeoff, waypoint navigation, search, dynamic retasking, and landing
All standard targets, IR target, and emergent target identified; secret message deciphered
Actionable, remote, and electronic intelligence objectives met
Highest accuracy payload drop; interoperability objective met
First place journal paper
Safety Award
Competed against 28 teams from around the world, including the US, Canada, India, Israel, Romania, and Turkey

2nd Place - AUVSI SUAS 2016

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Autonomous takeoff, waypoint navigation, search, dynamic retasking, and landing
Emergent target identified; secret message deciphered
Highest accuracy payload drop; interoperability objective met
Actionable, remote, and electronic intelligence objectives met
Competed against 24 teams from around the world, including the US, Canada, India, Israel, Germany, and Turkey

2nd Place in Design - C-UASC 2026

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Competed in the CSU California Unmanned Aerial Systems Competition hosted by Cal State LA.
Earned second place in the Design and Innovation Competition.

3rd Place - AUVSI SUAS 2015

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Autonomous takeoff, waypoint navigation, search, dynamic retasking, and landing
Identified emergent target and performed successful air drop
First place Flight Readiness Review
Competed against 39 teams from around the world, including the US, Canada, India, Israel, Germany, and Turkey

AUVSI SUAS 2017 - Just Joe Sportsmanship Award

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Autonomous takeoff, waypoint navigation, search, dynamic retasking, and landing
Actionable, and remote intelligence objectives met
Competed against 54 teams from around the world, including the US, Canada, India, Israel, Germany, and Turkey

AUVSI SUAS 2018 - First Flight of Akela!

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Autonomous takeoff, waypoint navigation, search, dynamic retasking, and landing
Avoided all virtual moving obstacles in the airspace
Competed against 63 teams from around the world, including the US, Canada, India, Israel, Germany, and Turkey

AUVSI SUAS 2022 - Getting back into gear after COVID-19.

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Unfortunately crashed on takeoff.
Competed against 71 teams from around the world, including the US, Canada, India, Israel, Germany, and Turkey.

AUVSI SUAS 2023 - Getting used to a new venue.

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Aircraft was blown out of mission area, so it needed be landed before we could preform drops.
Demonstrated successful image acquisition and processing.
Competed against 72 teams from around the world, including the US, Canada, India, Israel, Germany, and Turkey

Build

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We build our system from our designs. Students get experience facing real-world challenges dealing with the implementation of mechanical, electrical, and software systems.

Compete

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Our careful design efforts and hard work during construction pay off when we go to compete. We now focus on the CSU California Unmanned Aerial Systems Competition (C-UASC), where student teams design and demonstrate autonomous aircraft.

Design

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We design our airframe, electrical systems, and software from the ground up. Our system is tailored to our mission.

How to Join

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More About Us

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