06-2007 : VAMUdeS victorious at the Octas ceremony
VAMUdeS won
the Octas in the category "relève étudiante universitaire" at the Octas
ceremony held last June 2nd.. Opposed to 2 other groups (one from the
Université de Sherbrooke, the other from the Université Laval), VAMUdeS
triumphed, presenting an autonomous aerial vehicule for search and rescue
missions.
This ceremony recognises the excellence in the IT domain. The group was awarded
a trophee with a 1000$ bursary.
Furthermore, during the same ceremony, the group was nominated in the category
"Octas de l'excellence", which is the highest distinction awarded by
the "Fédération de l'informatique du Québec". This award is given to
an organism or company for their exceptional contribution to the IT domain.
Amongst all finalists (over 60 projects), the VAMUdeS project was selected
amongst the 4 finalists. Unfortunately, the team did not win, but was prefered
to different projects of reknown companies.
05-2007 : VAMUdeS, first in Canada !
VAMUdeS
triumphed at the UVS Canada UAV Competition
2006-2007, held in Goose Bay last May. Opposed to 2 other
Canadian teams (both from Alberta), the team from Sherbrooke was the only one
capable of achieving the proposed mission.
Presenting an autonomous aerial vehicle measuring less than 1 meter,
having an autonomy of over 45 minutes with an operating range of over 4 km, the
team impressed the jury, with a simple and effective solution to the proposed
mission. With their victory, the team was awarded a trophee with a 5000 $
bursary.
04-2007 : Final preparation for UVS Canada UAV Competition 2006-2007
VAMUdeS members are getting prepared
for their upcoming competition, the « UVS Canada UAV Competition
2006-2007 » which will be held in Goose Bay, Labrador on May 4th,
2007.
Measuring less than 1 m, the plane developed by VAMUdeS can fly perfectly
autonomous on distances over 3 km, recording high precision video sequences.
The vehicle developed uses the Paparazzi autopilot, stabilising
the airplane using infrared sensors. An onboard GPS gives the precise location
of the vehicle and constant communication with the vehicle is possible
with the help of a high power 1 W modem.
The team is confident it will be
able to successfully accomplish the mission, consisting in locating various
targets on a 2 km x 2 km area.
04-2007 : Report on VAMUdeS at
Z=mc2 now available
The report on VAMUdeS presented at
Z=mc2 on Canal Z last month is now available in the “Videos” section or by
clicking on the following link: Report Z=mc2
04-2007 : VAMUdeS finalist at the 2007 Octas ceremony
At
the 2007 Octas finalist disclosure, the VAMUdeS project was nominated in the
“relève étudiante universitaire” (University project) category. The group will
be competing against 2 other projects at the Octas ceremony that will take
place at the “Palais des congrès” of
More
informations can be found on http://www.fiq.com/FRANCAIS/OCTAS2007/octas2007_Finalistes_laureats.htm
03-2007 : AUTONOMOUS FLIGHT FOR VAMUdeS !
VAMUdeS
has achieved its first autonomous flight, with the Paparazzi
autopilot !
03-2007 : VAMUdeS on Z=mc2 on Ztélé
A report on
the VAMUdeS project is presented this week on Z=mc^2, broadcasted on canal Z.
Here is the broadcasting schedule :
Friday March 23, 19h30, Saturday
March 24, 7h30, Saturday March 24, 17h30, Sunday March 25, 11h30, Monday March
26 15h30, Thursday March 29 10h30, Thursday March 29 3h30, Friday March 30 7h
More informations can be found on http://www.ztele.com/emission/zmc2/diffusion/1550573/
03-2007 : New prototype for VAMUdeS
VAMUdeS has completed its all new prototype for its upcoming competition.
This national competition will be held in
02-2007 : New Videos
See our most recent video of a new prototype
And a second video with more flight images
01-2007 : New Partner for VAMUdeS
VAMUdeS is proud to welcome Groupe CMI amongst its Platinum partner. Groupe CMI is a firm of consultants specialised
in management and informatics, offering services in technologies and electronic
commerce. Groupe CMI is also the creator of
the following website : http://www.goorou.com
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11-2006: Forces Avenir Clip
After VamUdeS success
during Forces Avenir Contest, RDI interviewed VamUdeS. This short clip, presented
on their network during November month, present the group's objectives,
applications and motivations. You can view this clip here (french
only).
11-2006: 4th position at "2nd US-Euro MAV
competition"
After an unrestful spring
break week making last modifications on the aircraft, VamUdeS team left
For this competition,
VamUdeS had to present a technical paper, which is now available here.
Next competition: UVS
10-2006: Final preparation for the «2nd US-European
Micro Air Vehicle Competition»
The team is currently in
final preparation to get the best performance at the competition which will be
held in
The final prototype for
that competition offers exceptional flight performances.
-Flight speed of
-Distance up to
-More than 20 minutes of autonomy
All that with an amazing
stability and piloting easiness.
The prototype in question
is an extremely resistant micro airplane entirely made out of aramid fiber
(Kevlar).
For this competition, the
prototype will be tele-operated from real time video signal from a micro camera
on board, like if the pilot was on board. In order to help the piloting and
stabilization, roll and pitch infrared stabilization is also added.
To accomplish to seeking
mission, there is a GPS receiver inside the vehicle, it will allow us to know
the aircraft relative position to the target we are seeking.
A “sensor” launcher system
is also on board to accomplish the part of the mission where we must launch a
sensor (paintball) on a ground target.
10-2006: VAMUdeS project is recipient of the 2006
Force Avenir Science and Technology prize
VAMUdeS project is
recipient of the most important recognition for a project of its kind in
Force Avenir page about our
project : http://www.forcesavenir.qc.ca/PDF/AN/FF_VAMUdeS.pdf
Web site of the Force
Avenir fundation: http://www.forcesavenir.qc.ca/
09-2006: New prototype
The team is currently working hard in preparation for the 2nd
US-European
MAV competition that will take place in
1st place for VAMUdeS at the UVS
Team VAMUdeS got first place at the first Canadian unmanned
air vehicle competition. The objective was to produce a technical report
presenting the VAMUdeS concept for an autonomous airplane for use in remote
Canadian wilderness. The team currently works hard on developing and testing
this innovative concept for the 2nd phase of the competition which will occur
in May 2007.
http://www.uvscanada.org/competition.html
Project Advancement
Even
if the website has not been updated recently because of technical problems, the
team efforts to reach the 2006 objectives have never stopped. The team have the
intention to present at the 2nd US-European MAV competition an autonomous MAV
prototype which will be very innovative and will push back the limits of
everything that have already been done.
UVS Canada
The
team has just given their preliminary conception rapport for the phase 1 of the
Canadian unmanned air vehicle competition "UVS Canada UAV competition"
which will occur in March 2007. The team of the Vamudes project is as motivated
as ever the reach its objective of winning that competition.
2nd place for the representants of the University
of Sherbrooke at the CEC
David
Rancourt and Charles Vidal which were representing the Vamudes project have
once again delivered the goods at the Canadian Engineering Competition
finishing second in the engineering communication contest. They had earned
their place for this competition by winning the
Vamudes project finishes first at Quebec
Engineering Competition (QEC)
Vamudes
project's team, represented by Charles Vidal and David Rancourt took the first
place in the scientific presentation contest of the Quebec Engineering
Competition which was held at
The
two representents of the Vamudes project did their presentation on aerodynamic
applied to micro aerial vehicles. Following that victory, they are going to
represent the Vamudes project and the
New Year for VAMUdeS Team
The
team is currently starting working for the competition that will be held on
October
Here is an article in English by The Record
The
Record September 29th
2nd place at the FEA (aerospace student's forum)
VAMUdeS
project won the second place at the project presentation contest of the
aerospace student's forum (FEA) which was held on September 28-29 at the
The
contest was a 15 minutes presentation of the student project in front of a
group of 3 to 5 judges from companies present at the forum. The judging
criteria were:
-Research's
quality
-Ability to explain the concepts
-Presentation's quality
Mission accomplished!
Everything
went perfectly well for the team of the VAMUdeS project in
-Smallest
aircraft (
-Lightest
aircraft (
-Best
video surveillance
-Best
non-autonomous aircraft
-Best
flight strategy
-The
team who has the most respected his flight plan
Our
aircraft particularly impressed by its simplicity and efficiency. Completing
the mission was not a difficulty at all thanks to the stability, the control
easiness and the quality of the image transmitted by the aircraft.
We
were also rewarded of a special mention by the judges just before the handing
over of the prizes. They mentioned that the
Those
accomplishments are enhanced by the fact that we were the only team entirely
composed our undergraduate students and entirely working by themselves.
