Sat, Mar 10, 2007
Participants Will Develop Unmanned Search-And-Rescue
Vehicles
Building on 17 years of sponsoring student-focused competitions
involving the design and use of unmanned systems, the Association
for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) tells ANN it is
proud to sponsor a newly announced search-and-rescue unmanned air
vehicle (UAV) challenge in Australia.
The Australian Research Centre for Aerospace Automation (ARCAA)
is hosting an exciting new student competition to promote the
significance of UAVs and new, emerging technologies across the
globe. The UAV Challenge-Outback Rescue -- to be held September
24-27 at Kingaroy Airport in Queensland, Australia -- will offer
students, hobbyists and even film-makers the opportunity to
participate in an international, high-tech aerospace competition in
the fastest growing component of the aerospace industry.
Sponsored by AUVSI, Boeing Australia and the Queensland State
Government, ARCAA's competition will task participants with solving
some of the challenges of UAV use for civil Australian
applications. Teams will be required to develop a UAV that can be
used to conduct a true outback rescue -- showcasing how a low-cost
UAV can save lives by quickly finding and delivering medical
supplies to people lost in the Australian outback.
Teams will compete for both bragging rights and prize money, but
most importantly will also demonstrate to the community and
industry the benefits of unmanned aerial vehicles. AUVSI hails UAVs
as a milestone in aviation... and these best and brightest minds
will assist in creating the next generation of the aerospace
industry.
The overall goal of the competition is to provide a valuable
experience to participants by designing, building, testing and
operating UAVs. AUVSAI also hopes it will help unite these groups
with the professional UAV industry... where future collaborations
may occur.
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