industry projects

Genesis Uninhabited Air Vehicle (UAV) Challenge Project

In 2008 the RAAF and BAE Systems are working with over 90 students from 6 high schools on the Genesis UAV Project, a Challenge that is designed to promote aircraft trades, engineering and science through project-based learning.

The objectives of this project are to:

  • Promote students' interest in Engineering & Science via experimental learning
  • Provide valuable experience to students in the design, construction and operation of UAVs
  • Challenge the current paradigms about electronics and air vehicles
  • Inform students about engineering disciplines and test and evaluation programs
  • And…HAVE FUN!!!

This year's Genesis UAV Challenge was launched with an induction day at RAAF Base Edinburgh on 23 July 2008 and builds on the successful 2007 pilot program when Tenix Aerospace worked with 62 students from 4 schools on a UAV challenge. Students learned to fly their UAV, fit their UAV with specified sensors, collect and interpret data to the Tenix Aerospace specifications. The students also attended seminars at UniSA conducted by Tenix Aerospace, University of Adelaide and DSTO personnel. The seminars were followed by an airside tour of Parafield Airport Limited conducted by the Airport Manager and flight simulator training back at UniSA.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Suburban Wetlands Acquisition and Telemetry (SWAT) Project

In 2008 BAE Systems in conjunction with the UniSA and the City of Salisbury are working with 5 schools on the SWAT Project. This project aims to create a vehicle which can be directed to a specific location, conduct water sampling and map and log the data for further analysis to monitor the health of the wetlands.

An induction day was held at UniSA on 26 May and students are now working on their projects with the support of mentors from BAE Systems.

 

Stabiliser Arm Project

In 2006 15 students from 5 schools along with the Peer Mentoring team from UniSA worked with BAE Systems to develop a stabiliser platform for a data collection camera to be mounted on a unmanned ground vehicle. The students worked from the BAE project brief and were required to build the platform, create the electronic components necessary and program and test the system.