[Canberrauav] GCS Planning
Stephen Dade stephen_dade at hotmail.com
Mon Jun 2 22:15:41 EST 2014
Hi everyone,
To further the discussion in regards to Ground Station jobs and roles, in
the 2012 OBC we had:
-Master GCS operator (Tridge w/ laptop)
-Secondary GCS operator (myself w/ laptop)
-Imagery (Matt w/ laptop)
-Antenna tracker (Paul)
-Pilot (Jack)
-Assistant/backup Pilot (Chris)
-OBC Staff liaison (Michael)
-Plane setup assistant (Ron)
For the most part we are using a similar setup this year (from an
operational perspective anyway).
Based on our experiences, I am thinking the setup for the 2014 OBC should
be:
-Pilot (Jack)
-Assistant/Backup Pilot (Grant? Who else can fly the Bushmaster?)
-Pilot/GCS liaison (Is with pilots, has audio radio link back to GCS and
passes information between the two groups)
-Antenna tracker backup (in case the automatic part of the tracker fails)
-Master GCS operator (Tridge. Only person able to send commands to UAV)
-2nd GCS Operator (monitors UAV status)
-Imagery GCS operator (monitors the images and Joe detection status)
-3rd GCS Operator (monitors mission status)
-OBC staff liaison (passes messages to/from OBC staff)
Comments welcome!
-Stephen
[Canberrauav] GCS setup
Stephen Dade stephen_dade at hotmail.com
Sat Jun 21 20:05:04 EST 2014
Hi everyone,
After our meeting earlier today, we have agreed on our ground station setup.
The details are at
https://canberrauav.readthedocs.org/en/latest/in-progres/OBC2014/GCS.html
The aim will be for several of us to complete the GCS in parallel to Tridge
and Jack's Bushmaster efforts.
The major tasks are:
-Fit out Chris' van, including
-Creation of a box containing the SLA, inverter and XT60 connections
-Shaded section on the rear door of the van
-TV mount for rear of van
-Placement of network switch
-Hold points for the antenna mount
-Build an automatic antenna tracker to fit on the side of the van
-Reconditioning of the manually steered antenna mount from the 2012 OBC
-Purchase of a 42" TV, long (5m) USB cables and label printer (if we can't
borrow these)
Chris will take care of the fitout, Matt will do the antenna trackers and I
will take care of the equipment purchases.
The aim will be to start using this GCS (starting with simulated missions)
as soon as it's available.
I will write up ideas for ground station roles later this evening.
Thanks
Stephen
[Canberrauav] GCS Roles
Stephen Dade stephen_dade at hotmail.com
Sun Jun 22 00:04:19 EST 2014
Hi everyone,
Here's my ideas for ground station roles. I realise there was quite a bit of
debate over what the roles should entail, so feel free to edit as desired!
-Pilot
During setup time the Pilot would carry out the setup and physical preflight
checks on the UAV. The pilot is in charge of starting the engine and taxiing
to the runway, in addition to UAV recovery after the mission.
During the mission, the Pilot should be ready to take manual control (if UAV
is in range), particularly in the takeoff and landing phases. In the case of
the relevant failsafe mode, the pilot will attempt a manual landing.
-Copilot (also backup pilot)
During setup time the Copilot assist the Pilot with the setup and physical
preflight checks and engine start on the UAV.
During the mission, they will act as a "second pair of eyes" when the UAV is
under manual control and have the voice link with the ground station and
relay messages between the pilot and GCS.
This person will take over as pilot at any time the pilot is unable to
perform his duties (due to illness, etc).
-GCS Lead
During setup, the GCS lead will assist with the setup of the ground station
and carry out preflight checks of the autopilot software, telemetry links
and ground station hardware.
During the mission, they will monitor the UAV's overall progress and issue
any relevant commands to the UAV to ensure the completion of the mission.
During a failsafe mode, they will ensure the UAV acts as required and
terminate if necessary.
-Imagery Operator
During setup, the Imagery Operator will assist with the setup of the ground
station and carry out preflight checks of the imagery software.
During the mission, they will monitor the imagery stream and confirm the
detection of Joe. They will be responsible for printing out the position of
Joe.
-UAV Systems Operator
During setup, the UAV Systems Operator will assist with the setup of the
ground station.
During the mission, they will monitor the health of the UAV's internal
systems and raise any potential issues with the GCS lead, so that the issues
can be (hopefully) resolved before they lead to a failsafe scenario.
-OBC Liasion
Throughout the setup, mission and recovery the OBC Liasion will pass
messages (such as Joes position and any go/nogo decisions) and answer
queries between the CanberraUAV team, OBC organisers and any media. This
will help avoid the rest of the GCS team being distracted from their tasks.
-Manual Antenna tracker
If at any time during the mission the automatic antenna tracker fails, this
person will switch the 5.8 GHz radio link to the manual tracking antenna and
begin tracking the UAV with it.
Thanks
Stephen
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