[ExI] suas competition

[spike at rainier66.com]

This year's SUAS took place last week.  The photos aren't up yet, but last
year's competition album is up.  My bride and I went out to Maryland and
joined the fun, but it was hotter than blazes and it caused our team's
hardware to suffer.  

 

Last week the SUAS competition was in Mojave California, where it wasn't as
hot as the 2025 competition, but the wind was so strong it disadvantaged any
vehicle not capable of at least 25 mph,  which included ours.  Berkeley
loses again.  Once again, the Saudis did well, since they have plenty of
blazing hot windy days to develop their bot.  Berkeley seldom sees hot or
windy conditions.

 

If you look thru this album, our drone is the one with six rotors, frames
290 and 291 on page 3:

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/50196393@N08/albums/72177720327207869

 

Turns out six rotors are not necessarily better than four, and it makes it a
much more difficult control problem.  This year's vehicle has four rotors.
The album isn't up yet as far as I know.

 

spike

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