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*'''1.First autonomous flight of Khawk 1, September 2014'''
*'''1.First autonomous flight of Khawk 1, September 2014'''
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Research

CUSL‘s research interest is in the areas of estimation, control, and dynamics of unmanned vehicles with an emphasis on unmanned aerial vehicles. Current focus is on vision-aided navigation, wind/gust estimation, cooperative control, remote sensing, and small UAV development.


Active Projects:

Small Unmanned System Development for Scientific Researches

Small unmanned autonomous systems can be deployed for different scientific research projects including but not limited to aviation safety research, atmospheric measurement, agricultural/environment monitoring, emergency response, etc.

Khawk - Flying Wing UAV

Khawk UAV is supported by self-configured Paparazzi Open Source Autopilot. Image acquisition software is currently under developing. (Khawk 48"-1 Finished in Jan. 2014 by Zorig Bat and O'Neil Elizabeth)
Khawk FlyingWing-48 UAV Specifications
Wingspan 48 inch
Weight 4 lbs
Cruise Speed 15 m/s
Fight Endurance ~30 min
Control Surface Two Elevens
Power Electric Motor
Take-off Bungee
Payload GoPro Hero II
Autopilot Papparazzi Autopilot+Gumstix

Khawk 48"-1 Flight Test

Khawk flying-wing-48 manual takeoff

  • 1.First autonomous flight of Khawk 1, September 2014