Announcing T3-2, Round Two: the autotakeoff and landing round
It's time for the second round of the second season of the Trust Time Trial (T3) competion! This round is an autotakeoff and landing round, with 3D waypoints. Like the last round, there are two divisions: plane and copters.
Your mission in this round is to complete the course diagrammed above. Your UAV must autonomously do the following:
- Autotakeoff. NO MANUAL CONTROL. This must be fully autonomous launch, with the RC transmitter on the ground. For aircraft we will accept rise-off-ground, catapult or hand-launch (but remember, no transmitter!). For copters, it must rise-off-ground. Just flick your RC transmitter's mode toggle switch and put that bad boy on the ground while you watch the show.
- Hit the above eight waypoints, which are in increasing and then decreasing height (the target altitude is given after each waypoint number). They are all 100m apart, for both planes and copters. The exact position of WP8 (or however more waypoints you need to end the mission) is not important--it is just whatever you need to set up your landing pattern properly.
- Autoland, as close to your launch position as possible. Again, no transmitters!
To enter, post the following in the comments below:
- KML track and screenshot of your track in Google Earth, with launch and final rest positions marked.
- A description of your vehicle and autopilot.
- Because this is a hands-free round, we want videos of the whole thing! Upload them to YouTube and embed the video in your entry.
Gary Mortimer, as always, will be the judge. In this case it will be scored primarily on "style": he will use qualitative rather than purely quantitative measures to reward clean patterns, tight altitude control and the closeness of the landings to the takeoff points. Note: experience has shown he can be influenced by creativity and fun, so make those videos count!
There will be three winners in each category (planes and copters), with the #1s getting a $100 gift certificate at the DIY Drones store and #2 and #3 getting $25 each.
All entrants who successfully compete the course with a copter, regardless of place in the judging, will receive a flying robot merit badge!
This is a pretty tough challenge and the weather is still dicey in the Northern Hemisphere, so you get two months for this one. Deadline is Sunday, March 4th, at midnight PST.
-
Moderator Comment by Gary Mortimer on March 5, 2012 at 1:04am -
Well done Phil, the contest is now closed.
Great job all the aircraft drivers out there Chris and I shall now consider.
Fantastic looking flying spot BTW Phil.
In future guys don't worry about keeping the TX's in shot, have your fingers ready to take over if needs be.
Thats the Trust part of the competition!
-
Comment by Phil Cole on March 5, 2012 at 1:09am -
PS I hope it still counts even if the video is still uploading after the deadline :). About another hour, it says....
-
Comment by Phil Cole on March 5, 2012 at 2:06am
-
Moderator Comment by Gary Mortimer on March 5, 2012 at 3:12am -
No dramas, it counts Phil
-
3D Robotics Comment by Chris Anderson on March 8, 2012 at 9:57am -
Congrats to all who entered! Gary decided that they were all too good to pick a winner, so we're declaring it a multi-way tie. By the judges' decision, Everyone who entered is now eligible for a $50 DIY Drones store credit. Please PM me for details.
-
Comment by Colin on March 8, 2012 at 10:22am -
Thanks Chris :) Will PM you now.
Good call Gary, I wouldn't have liked to pick a winner. There was some stiff competition this round!
Well done all!
-
Comment by Bradley J Carr on March 8, 2012 at 10:35am -
How many entrees did you have?
-
Comment by Philip Giacalone on March 8, 2012 at 11:22am -
Great decision, Gary! Congrats, guys. It was a pleasure virtual flying with ya...
Gotta say it... This community is just awesome...
-
Comment by Phil Cole on March 8, 2012 at 11:36am
-
Thanks for the fun, and the prize :)
Looking forward to next time.
PM on its way.
-
Moderator Comment by Gary Mortimer on March 8, 2012 at 12:25pm -
Everybody had positive points about their entry and a real sense of camaraderie prevailed, I was very impressed.
We know what the next one will be I just need to type it out proper like.
Social Networking
Top Content
Contests
Season Two of the Trust Time Trial (T3) Contest has now begun. The fourth round is an accuracy round for multicopters, which requires contestants to fly a cube. The deadline is April 14th.A list of all T3 contests is here.
Groups
-
ArduPlane User Group
682 members
-
ArduCopter User Group
1289 members
-
Andropilot Users Group
182 members
-
Moderators
24 members
-
Telemetry over cellular …
248 members
Advertisement
© 2013 Created by Chris Anderson.
Powered by
You need to be a member of DIY Drones to add comments!
Join DIY Drones