# Project Charter
# Project Name
OpenUAS
# Principal Investigator
Dr. Kristin Y. Rozier
# Project Team
- Abby Gries
- Alex Vande Loo
- Ashton Corpuz
- Chris Johannsen
- Ellie Diersen
- Hazel Ambort
- John Botsford
- John Edgren
- John Levandowski
- Nick Hendrickson
- Stephanie Jou
- Will Burken
# Revisions
- Revision: E
- Rev Date: 04/22/2020
- Originally Dated: 09/20/2017
# Background
No open source UAS options exist that are fixed-wing and accessible (conceptually) to the general public. Some similar, available UAS’ are the Albatross (created and sold commercially by Applied Aeronautics) and Razor (created a UVA). Open source software options already available include ArduPilot and PX4.
# Project Scope
We are producing an open-source, COTS UAS that can be used for education and research purposes; the UAS shall only consist of components available to the general public.
# Project Objectives
- Create an open-source, COTS UAS for educational and research flights
- Provide full documentation of the conception, design, and testing of all systems
- Act as a test bed for Dr. Rozier's system health management experiments
- Be easily launched and not require a runway for takeoff or landing
- Be piloted by students and hobbyists
- Be reconfigurable and support additional components
# Project Deliverables
- A functioning design and prototype of a UAS
- Relevant tools for piloting the UAS from the ground
- Extensive documentation of the design process
- Extensive documentation of the manufacturing process
- Extensive documentation on proper use and safety
# Project Constraints
- COTS components
- Affordable components
- Easily duplicated components (e.g. all 3D printed parts can be reasonably produced by hobbyists)
- All components should be reasonably safe (e.g. battery)
- Documentation and design must allow for construction by non-specialists
# Project Assumptions
- The UAS shall be fixed-wing
- The UAS can be constructed in a maker space
- There is a customizable autopilot available
- There is existing hardware, material, and design technology available
- The UAS can be built by someone with a minimum of a high school education