Increased Covertness of Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

AeroVironment, Inc. Engineering, 2008-09

Liaison(s): Noel Godinez ’08, Dave Wilbur ’68
Advisor(s): Donald S. Remer
Students(s): Hayden Gomes (TL), Greg Herschler, Michael Ho (S), Ibby Shaikh, David Su

AeroVironment Inc. is seeking to develop new technologies for improving the covertness of their Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (SUAV). This project is focused primarily on visual and auditory concealment of SUAVs from human observers aided only by their naked eyes and ears. The team selected two designs to develop during the course of the project: LED illumination and motor isolation mounts. The deliverables will be a proof of concept that can be applied to AeroVironment’s SUAVs.