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Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Challenge

The Institution of Mechanical Engineers, UK, organizes the Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) challenge with the key objectives of developing professional engineers and inspiring the next generation. Under the UAS challenge, student teams embark on a full design and build cycle of an unmanned aerial system (UAS) with a maximum take-off mass of 10 kg to fulfill specific autonomous mission objectives, culminating in a final fly-off event.

Complimentary Software

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MATLAB and Simulink

Robotics Arena

Learn how to use MATLAB and Simulink to design algorithms, create simulations, and speed up development for student competitions in robotics and unmanned systems.

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Competition Resources

General Resources

YOLOv2 Object Detection: Data Labelling to Neural Networks in MATLAB

Designing Object Detectors in MATLAB

Examples

Motion Planning with RRT for Fixed-Wing UAV

UAV Package Delivery

Multiloop Control Design for UAV in Fixed Wing Flight

File Exchange

Computer Vision for Student Competitions

Deep Learning For Object Detection

Videos

Model Aircraft Design Webinar Series for Student Competitions

Motion Planning Hands-on Using RRT Algorithm (4 videos)

Model Aircraft Design Optimization with MATLAB (20:10)

Implement Deep Learning Applications for NVIDIA GPUs with GPU Coder (41:11)

UAV Flight Log Analysis with MATLAB (25:55)

Simulate and Deploy UAV Applications with SIL and HIL Workflows (25:10)

Navigation autonome (6 videos)

Video Tutorials for Your Team

Interactive Online Tutorials

Learn by doing! Our two-hour online courses provide a hands-on learning environment where you will interact with a web-based version of MATLAB and receive instant and contextual feedback.

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Simscape Essentials for Automotive Student Teams

Get started with the fundamentals of vehicle development for student competitions, such as Formula Student, using Simscape.

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Mobile Robotics Training Videos

Learn to design and test autonomous robot algorithms using MATLAB and Simulink with these free training materials.

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Computer Vision Video Tutorials

Learn to design and deploy computer vision algorithms using MATLAB and Simulink with these free training materials.

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Code Generation Video Tutorials

Learn how to convert MATLAB functions and Simulink models to C/C++ code.

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Student Lounge Blog

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