AT 409 Project Outline


Members

William Weldon, Luke Hull, Ryan Riley, Lucas Wright, Connor Yoder

Contact information

William Weldon
●      Email: wweldon@purdue.edu
●      Phone: (317) 225-8882
Luke Hull
●      Email: hull11@purdue.edu
●      Phone: (908) 432-1661
Ryan Riley
●      Email: riley79@purdue.edu
●      Phone: (630) 276-6562
Lucas Wright
●      Email: wrigh329@purdue.edu
●      Phone: (619) 977-8158
Connor Yoder
●      Email: yoder85@purdue.edu
●      Phone: (574) 318-9779

Roles

●      PIC: William Weldon
●      Sensor Operator: Ryan Riley
●      VO: Luke Hull
●      Searchers: Lucas Wright, Connor Yoder
●      Scribe: All
●      Data Processing: Connor Yoder (All)

Description

●      Search & Rescue
●      Describe reasoning for locations
●      Speed & accuracy are the main focus
●      Methodology (manual search of targets first, then system, then combined)
●      Compare and contrast results between UAV and manned locating with regards to time and accuracy

Deliverables

●      Spreadsheet comparing results between various search and rescue methods
●      Orthomosaic of field locations
●      Walk-through of utilizing Loc8 software
●      An actionable plan for real field usage
●      Detailed quality and output match reports from Loc8 software

Flight Locations

Flights will take place in four separate locations, each with their own sets of challenges to overcome.
●      Open Field: Purdue Wildlife Area
●      Semi-Urban: Brookston, IN
●      Forest: Fairfield Lakes Park, County Roads 200 S & 750 E, Lafayette, IN 47905
●      Lake: Fairfield Lakes Park, County Roads 200 S & 750 E, Lafayette, IN 47905

Data Collection and Analysis Timeline

WEEK 1: Introduction to class, the formation of the group
WEEK 2: Project outline due
WEEK 3: Determining further needs of the project
WEEK 4: Annotated Bibliography of relevant articles to our search and rescue missions
WEEK 5: Primary draft addressing potential problems and objectives of our research; primary draft of ESRI story map
WEEK 6: Manned search missions
WEEK 7: Open Field flights, Data Processing
WEEK 8: Lake flight, Data Processing
WEEK 9: Semi-Urban flight, Data Processing
WEEK 10: Forest flight, Data Processing
WEEK 11: Final Data Processing and Poster Finalization
WEEK 12: Poster Due, E-portfolio post on GIS day.
WEEK 13: Presentation creation
WEEK 14: Presentation work
WEEK 15: Presentation finalization
WEEK 16: Presentation

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