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Unmanned Systems Canada 2012 Student UAV Competition Results FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Southport, MB– May 4-6, 2012 – Five university student teams from across Canada competed in the Operational Phase of the 4th Unmanned Systems Canada UAV Student Competition hosted by Southport Aerospace Centre south of Portage la Prarie MB. The teams were challenged to use unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) in support of forest fire fighting. They were tasked with automatically locating targets that would represent points of interest in an actual forest fire fighting scenario in the remote Canadian wilderness, using their own experimental unmanned aircraft flying under the control of autopilots.
The first place finisher was Team VAMUdeS from Université de Sherbrooke (QC), followed by Team Guardian from Simon Fraser University (BC) and Team Blackbird from Carleton University (ON). Unmanned Systems Canada will continue to develop and promote interest and expertise in these technologies at the university and college levels and encourage future generations of engineers to become involved in, and contribute to, a leading role for Canada.
The students impressed the judges with their innovative approaches to the challenges presented and by working together to make the most of the competition experience. The year-on-year growth in interest in the competition and the tremendous increase in overall capabilities exhibited is a testament to the potential of the next generation of Canadian engineers. The final results of the weekend activities were announced and cash prizes presented at the Awards Banquet on May 6th. All teams who participated in the operational phase of the competition received a cash award; overall $10,750.00 of prize money was presented to the teams. Eight teams registered for the competition in September 2011 and completed Phase 1 of the competition, which required the submission of design papers in mid-February. Phase 2 saw 5 UAV teams come to Southport for the operational portion of the competition. Prizes for both the Phase 1 and Phase 2 were presented at the Awards Banquet.
Phase 1 Design Phase 1st Place Team VAMUdeS, Université de Sherbrooke ($1000.00) 2nd Place Team UVic AERO, University of Victoria ($750.00) 3rd Place Team Blackbird, Carleton University($500.00) Phase 2 Operational Phase 1st Place Team VAMUdeS, Université de Sherbrooke ($3500.00) 2nd Place Team Guardian, Simon Fraser University ($2500.00) 3rd Place Team Blackbird, Carleton University($1500.00) Team UAARG, University of Alberta ($500.00 Flight Bonus) Team UVic AERO, University of Victoria ($500 Flight Bonus)
Unmanned Systems Canada extends its gratitude and appreciation to Southport Aerospace Centre, Stephen Maybury, the Board of Directors and all the personnel who hosted the event and contributed their time to making the competitors feel welcome. We also thank all the committee, volunteers, judges, and speakers who volunteered their time to make this event happen. Special acknowledgment goes to our Corporate Sponsors, as without their financial and on-the-ground support, this competition would not be possible: NovAtel, ING Engineering Inc. CAE Inc., Aviya Technologies Inc, Cassidian, an EADS Company, Celestica, MMIST, Forest Protection Ltd. (FPL), Insitu, MDA Corporation, Xiphos Systems Corp.. L-3 Communications MAS Canada, MicroPilot and LGL Limited.
Student Teams Competing in 2012 UAV Competition Team Guardian, Simon Fraser University Team UVic AERO, University of Victoria Team Blackbird, Carleton University Team VAMUdeS, Université de Sherbrooke Team UAARG, University of Alberta Team Four Winds, University of British Columbia – Okanagan Team Bat Aircraft, Université du Québec à Rimouski Team RUAV, Ryerson University For more information or to obtain pictures for articles in print or electronic format, please contact: Leah McGroggan, Communications 1-709-728-9262 leahmcgroggan@unmannedsystems.ca Wayne Crowe, Executive Director 1-613-845-0145 ed@unmannedsystems.ca
VAMUdeS - Launch VAMUdeS - Aircraft Guardian - Simon Fraser University - 2nd Place Flight Blackbird - Carleton University - Flight Preparation University of Alberta - UAARG - Target Analysis
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