The BIG BLUE project at the University of Kentucky is a test bed UAV for Mars airplane technology. A major focus of the BIG BLUE effort has been the development of a low-cost and light-weight avionics, control, and communication system to manage the aircraft and correspond with ground stations. BIG BLUE I, launched in May 2003, achieved the first successful deployment of inflatable/rigidizable wings at altitude. BIG BLUE II, launched in May 2004, had a flight-ready fuselage and control system. This paper describes the BIG BLUE project detailing the design and implementation of the avionics, control, and communication system.


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    Title :

    A Low-Cost Control System for a High-Altitude UAV


    Contributors:
    Chandler, G.D. (author) / Jackson, D.K. (author) / Groves, A.W. (author) / Rawashdeh, O.A. (author) / Rawashdeh, N.A. (author) / Smith, W.T. (author) / Jacob, J.D. (author) / Lumpp, J.E. (author)


    Publication date :

    2005-01-01


    Size :

    2136617 byte




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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