Summer Institute 2022

Aircraft

• fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft
• B737-800, Piper Cub, Grumman Goose
• the CoDrone and X-Wing and Tie Fighter StarWars drones

Autonomous Flying

• coding with Blockly
• yaw calibration
• throttle calibration
• pitch calibration
• roll
• take-off and landing

Accurate Flying Skills

• fly a circle
• from Earth to Mars
• to Mars and return to Earth
• orbit an asteroid

Engineering Tasks

• build a remote controller
• build an attachment for the drone for transporting a payload

Flying Skills with a Remote Controller

• from Earth to Mars
• orbit an asteroid
• use the star gate
• rescue an astronaut stranded on an asteroid
• offensive use of aircraft armed with infrared weapons
• defensive maneuvers with StarWars drones

Competition

• From Earth to Mars: autonomous flight, timed event, greatest accuracy wins
• From Mars and back to Earth: autonomous flight, timed event, greatest accuracy wins
• Orbit the Asteroid: autonomous flight, timed event, greatest accuracy wins
• From Mars and back to Earth: remote controlled flight, timed, greatest accuracy wins
• Orbit the Asteroid with a StarWars drone: remote controlled flight, timed, greatest accuracy wins
• Rescue Mission to the Asteroid: Pick up an astronaut and bring him/her back home to Earth
• StarWars Battle