international aerial competition international aerial competition began campus longest running university based competition world collegiate teams backing industry government fielded autonomous flying robots attempt perform missions requiring robotic behaviors exhibited flying machine term aerial coined competition creator describe new class small highly intelligent flying machines successive years competition saw aerial robots grow capabilities vehicles barely maintain air recent self stable self navigating able interact environment especially objects ground primary goal competition provide reason state art aerial forward challenges set international collegiate community geared producing advances state art increasingly aggressive pace total missions proposed involved fully autonomous robotic behavior time impossible robotic system fielded world sophisticated military robots belonging super powers october new seventh mission proposed previous missions mission involves totally autonomous flying robots mission involve interaction multiple ground robots simultaneous competition aerial robots working clock influence behavior trajectory autonomous ground robots creator officially recognized georgia legislative session form senate resolution recognized longest running aerial competition world having responsible moving forward state art aerial occasions past quarter century history mission initial mission metallic disc arena completely autonomous flying robot seen impossible college teams continued improve entries years competition saw autonomous takeoff flight landing team years later team stanford_university able acquire single disk arena fully autonomous flight half decade earlier predicted second mission competition mission bit abstract requiring teams search toxic waste dump map location partially buried randomly oriented toxic waste drums identify contents drum hazard labels found outside drum bring sample drums human intervention whatsoever team backing created small fully autonomous flying robot repeatedly correctly mapped location toxic waste drums correctly identified contents air completing approximately seventy percent mission following year aerial robot developed team completed entire mission mission mission begun search rescue mission requiring fully autonomous robots fly disaster area search survivors dead amid raging fires broken water clouds toxic gas rubble destroyed buildings scenario recreated hammer training facility hazards recreated realism scenario instead human actors simulate survivors incapable disaster area aerial robot germany able detect avoid obstacles destroyed robot identify dead ground survivors distinguishing based movement relay pictures survivors locations attempt rescue mission completed fourth mission fourth mission initiated fully autonomous mission involved scenarios requiring autonomous behavior scenario hostage rescue mission submarine kilometers coast world nation send aerial robot find coastal city identify embassy hostages held locate valid openings embassy building enter send probe relay pictures hostages submarine prior mounting amphibious assault embassy free hostages second scenario revolved discovery ancient archaeologists ancient virus contained quickly killed archaeological team prior death important hanging inside local government planning area fuel air explosion minutes scientists send autonomous aerial robot find enter send probe relay pictures prior destruction contents scenario involved explosion nuclear facility killed disaster scientists send aerial robot find operating building enter building send probe relay pictures control panels determine melt imminent scientists forced maintain kilometer stand distance extreme radiation hazard missions involve elements rapid path location building complex location specific building complex identification valid openings building entry building aerial robot carrying relay pictures launch point away mission completion minutes autonomy aspects mission fourth mission conducted fort soldier battle lab site complete german village created war gaming main cold war threat perceived come gap germany fourth mission completed teams having demonstrated required aerial robotic behaviors mandated fourth mission rules able demonstrate behaviors seamlessly minutes feat considered organizer judges inevitable given bit time longer significant challenge fourth mission terminated awards distributed fifth mission established fifth mission fifth mission picked fourth mission left demonstrating fully autonomous aerial robotic behaviors necessary rapidly negotiate confined internal spaces structure penetrated air vehicle nuclear complex explosion scenario fourth mission backdrop fifth mission fifth mission required fully autonomous aerial vehicle launched outside structure demonstrated fourth mission penetrate structure negotiate complex interior space containing small rooms obstacles dead ends order search designated target aid global positioning navigational aids relay pictures monitoring station distance structure indoor flight issues held conjunction event sixth mission sixth mission began extension fifth mission theme autonomous indoor flight behavior sixth mission demanded advanced behaviors currently possible aerial robot extant espionage mission involved stealing flash drive particular room building knowledge floor plan identical drive avoid detection theft indoor flight issues held concurrently 20th anniversary competition current 6th mission available competition web site seventh mission seventh mission began demanding advanced behaviors currently possible aerial robot extant mission involves autonomous aerial robots controlling autonomous ground robots mission divided mission mission requires single autonomous aerial robot herd autonomous ground robot targets possible green boundary line minutes arena feet feet green boundary line end red boundary line opposite end white pattern floor arena unknown aerial robot designers known feet feet white square grid pattern arena seen arena floor walls slam mapping gps availability techniques optical flow optical possible solutions navigation arena addition ground robot targets tall robot obstacles feet height arena collisions obstacle ground robots ends run score non obstacle ground robot targets automatically reverse direction seconds noise applied second intervals aerial robot touches ground robot ground robot turn clockwise aerial robot blocks forward motion landing ground robot targets reverse direction ground robot targets escape arena count aerial robot team score autonomous aerial robots decide ground robots imminent danger crossing boundary green green boundary ground robot targets green red mission pits best teams green ground robots green boundary opponent red ground robots similarly opponent trying red ground robots red boundary opponent green ground robots official rules current 7th mission available competition web site addition video derived august events held china explains details mission participants collegiate teams participating come primarily united_states germany england switzerland spain canada chile iran india teams range size students undergraduate graduate students teams teams composed entirely industry permitted enter assist student teams funding equipment aerial robots aerial robots vary design fixed wing conventional helicopters fans bizarre hybrid creations competition focuses fully autonomous behavior air vehicle importance teams choosing develop new air vehicle types won comparison adapt existing working air vehicles concentrate performing mission developing fly result adaptations conventional wing fixed wing entries overall winners fans close second aerial robots autonomous compete based ability sense semi structured environment competition arena intelligent controlled remote human operator power need carried air vehicle computers operating standard commercial power set outside competition arena boundary directional data transmitted vehicles arena size weight constraints normally placed aerial robots equipped method manually activated remote primary propulsion system venues international aerial competition held campus mission center asked competition location second mission held entrance park hammer training facility brought conduct mission fourth mission began field maryland moved calgary canada following year unsuitable weather difficulty management extreme electromagnetic interference drove ideal venue issues managed fort soldier site fourth mission scenarios existence village provides perfect venue nature challenge fifth mission took place indoor location sixth mission initiated campus august sixth mission moved beginning second venue established beijing china beginning asia pacific venue serves asian australian continents american venue serves american european african continents teams free enter competition venue beginning august venues conducted sixth mission set rules new seventh mission begun pavilion campus american venue china august prizes prizes traditionally winner competition early years monetary progress awards given development best performers fourth mission realized quick winners years development required teams growing prize pot established adds year prize level set total team completing fourth mission minutes receive entire prize prize distributed based competitor performance closely approaching minute mission goal levels fourth mission demonstrated proving required aerial robotic behaviors possible end event single team able seamlessly demonstrate behaviors minutes divided finalists received calgary remainder shared finalists based merit awarded team addition receiving sponsored prize award received application fee incentive program outlined stated team completing fifth mission year mission receive application fee august team completed entire sixth mission winning spin offs competition creator past president established seed money logistics grand prize backed association initial success tremendous media attention garnered launched intelligent ground vehicle competition years later detroit organized member worked time underwater community represented teamed offer international autonomous underwater vehicle competition held annually competitions land sea air core autonomy distinctive characteristic continues support competitions logistics prize money numerous industry sponsors autonomous aerial robots volume october washington howe design development south school mines technology aerial robotic reconnaissance system proceedings swiss entry international aerial competition proceedings july orlando teaching design design competition education teaching learning era 27th annual conference proceedings november hybrid system design proceedings july robots urban search proceedings conference australian november johnson development autonomous aerial reconnaissance system
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