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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 UAV is bungee launched, which is independent of runway.

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