30 Aug Is there a desired UAV size? Or max size? Footprint wise, not weight. What is the reason you are only interested in 55 lbs? I know you avoid registration with the FAA but mobility can be achieved while affording better capability. by Hunter O'Donnell in Comments ... Read More
24 Jul In the Official Rules’ third Operational Use Case scenario (i.e., disaster in an urban environment; UAS inspection of area around survivors’ active cell phones), is it the responsibility of the UAS to locate active cellular devices? If so, is this UAS supposed to connect to active cellular devices? If the UAS is not to interact with Cellular devices themselves, what types of devices would be expected of the UAS to connect? by Hunter O'Donnell in Comments ... Read More
24 Jul Is this challenge asking to include a solution for lack of data connectivity as well as data collection/analysis? Or Contestants assume internet connectivity exists? by Hunter O'Donnell in Comments ... Read More
24 Jul Will there be different evaluation criteria for sensors/data collection/communications components described in Stage 1 that are part of the foundation of system-provided situational awareness during Stage 2 and Stage 3? by Hunter O'Donnell in Comments ... Read More
24 Jul What cybersecurity standards should we consider early on in our architecture design? by Hunter O'Donnell in Comments ... Read More
24 Jul How many drones can we have flying at any time during the contest? Can we have multiple drones flying in the contest or are we limited to just one unit flying? by Hunter O'Donnell in Comments ... Read More
24 Jul Some of the requirements, such as being able to demonstrate the UAV is able to detect-and-avoid capabilities might not be needed with a pilot-in-the-loop to demonstrate a component technology. by Hunter O'Donnell in Comments ... Read More
24 Jul Is there a preference for Blue/Green Capable components or solutions? by Hunter O'Donnell in Comments ... Read More
24 Jul Are competition organizers seeking solutions to component technologies (e.g., cybersecurity, detect-and-avoid, and data transport, or an integrated solution)? by Hunter O'Donnell in Comments ... Read More
24 Jul What do competition organizers want exactly to be autonomous for this challenge? UAS to autonomously fly on an unknown area and conduct autonomous area exploration while searching for the dropped sensors? Real-time autonomous post processing of the data collected to extract critical information? Anything else? by Hunter O'Donnell in Comments ... Read More
