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.

FMI: www.uavoutbackchallenge.com.au