Green Country UAS Competition Rules (Ver. 3.9) Released .

Green Country UAS CompetitionRules (Ver. 3.9)ReleasedFebruary 9, 2018The University of TulsaCompetition DateApril 14-15, 2018

ContentsIntroduction . 3Schedule . 4Safety and Security . 5General Requirements . 5Package delivery competition specific safety requirements . 5Suggestions. 6Competition Procedure and Scoring System . 7Package Delivery . 7Competition Configuration . 10Round 1 . 10Round 2 – Semifinals . 10Round 3 – Finals . 102 Page

IntroductionThe goal of this competition is to demonstrate the ability of participating teams in fulfilling apopular civil application of UAVs with quick commercialization potential. This application is:“package delivery” which must be accomplished outdoors. Teams can participate (based on theircategory, see below) in this competition in one or more of three different levels: fully manual,first person view control (FPV), and fully autonomous. The final score for teams in each group willbe tabulated and the first three entries in each group will be recognized.This year collage participants are only allowed to participate in FPV or Autonomous leagues andhigh school participants are only allowed to participate in Manual or FPV leagues.In package delivery mission, UAVs will be given the coordinates of the package pick-up and dropoff and then they must pick-up the package and deliver it to the destination. Teams need toperform following steps in one or multiple (no more than 3) trials within 15-minute time limit.1.2.3.4.5.6.Load the UAV manually with the given payload.Take off from the start point.Given the GPS coordinates and/or visual signs, avoid the obstacles.Carry the package for certain distance following a certain path.Land on the destination location.Release the package automatically (mandatory for college entries, extra points for theHigh School entries).7. Return to the package pick-up location through the specified path (it may be differentthan the previous path).8. Land on the package pick-up location.9. Turn off the engines.3 Page

ScheduleApril 14th:Registration (Starts at 7:00 AM)Opening Ceremony (8:00 AM - 8:30 AM)Orientation (8:30 AM – 9:00 AM)Competition – Round 1 (9:00 AM – 7:00 PM)Welcome Reception (7:30 PM – 9:30 PM)April 15th:Competition – Semifinal (8:30 AM – 12:00 PM)Competition – Final (1:00 PM – 3:00 PM)Winners Announcement (3:30 PM – 4:00 PM)Note: This schedule is not final and may change. Please check our website:utulsa.edu/drone-competition for updates.4 Page

Safety and SecurityGeneral RequirementsAll teams must meet the following safety standards prior to their entry being approved forparticipation in the competition. The compliance needs to be demonstrated before the eventdate in person or via a video.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.13.Only two pre-authorized team members may enter the field when UAVs are flying.UAV will detect battery critical low voltages.UAV will automatically land when battery voltage is at or below the critical value.UAVs should have a low voltage alarm.UAV will auto land on the operator’s command. (auto land switch)Only those team members handling/ flying the UAV will be allowed on the field WHENDETERMINED SAFE.Design of the UAV must reflect safety (mechanical structure, no lose wires, etc.)Eye protection and helmets should be worn by those in the operational field.UAV’s weight should not exceed 50 lbs. and its size should not exceed 5 ft. in anydimension.All wireless communications must comply with FCC rules and regulations. Anytransmitter that has FCC approval seal is acceptable.All the UAV operations must comply with FAA rules and regulations for small UAS.(https://www.faa.gov/news/fact sheets/news story.cfm?newsId 20516)All UAVs and the operators must have been registered in FAA Website and must showtheir “Small UAS Certificate of Registration” ID prior to setup.(https://registermyuas.faa.gov/)Preflight checks should be performed on the UAV to ensure it is safe. (Props are tightand in good condition, no lose wires, etc.)Package delivery competition specific safety requirements1. UAV shall land at complete GPS signal loss in Autonomous flights.2. UAV shall auto land at RC signal loss in Manual flights.3. UAV shall land (auto or manual) if it exits the playing field. (coordinates are specifiedprior to the competition)4. The playing field includes a margin of error that the UAVs may land in safely withoutdisqualification. If they fail to land within this margin the drone will be deemed unsafeand is not allowed to continue.5. Flying altitude of UAVs shall not exceed 20 ft. during the competition.Note: All safety and security measures that are outlined above cannot be violated at any timeafter qualification or during the competition.5 Page

Suggestions1.2.3.4.5.Paint tips of props so they can be seen when spinning.Use Thick gloves when handling UAV.Try not to utilize props that will shatter into dangerous pieces (i.e. fiber carbon).UAV top and bottom should be distinguishable.Pieces should be marked in such a way that they may be returned to their ownersshould a quad crash.6. Use prop guards.6 Page

Competition Procedure and Scoring SystemIn this section the competitions are discussed in detail. Furthermore, scoring mechanism isexplained.Package DeliveryFigure 1. Sample Map for Package Delivery Competition. UAVs must stay in green area all the time.The mission allows UAV to be loaded manually. A fragile payload is supplied by the competition.The teams are to fly the payload to the destination flying through the obstacles, land on thedestination, release the package, get back to the starting point, land, and turn off engines.1. This mission may be accomplished either fully autonomously (no pilot assistance), usingFPV, or manually depending on the category entered. The autonomous mode can beeither on-board or off-board.Note: In case of wind and inclement weather condition, the competition will beheld at an indoor field with no GPS signal available.2. The locations of the start point, obstacles, and destination point will be given to theteams. Plus, pre-determined visual signs will be placed at those coordinates.3. Extra limitations on altitude are enforced at obstacles i.e. Min altitude and Maxaltitude. As depicted in figure 1, UAVs must avoid red zone altitudes at each flagpoles. For example, if the lower half of the flag pole is red, the drone must fly at thealtitude of the higher half and vice versa.4. The payload is fixed for each category (high school and College) and will not exceed600 grams.5. The payload is fragile needs to be delivered safely.6. Package needs to be released at destination automatically i.e. via remote control orautonomously and no manual (mandatory for college and extra point for highschool) release is allowed.7 Page

7. Figure 2 Illustrates dimensions of the payload container. It has 5 circular spots (seefigure 3 for more details on these spots) which can be utilized to lift the package. Youcan use any combination of these to pick up the package. Please note that thiscontainer is completely symmetric.8. Time Score 15𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑑𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛(𝑖𝑛 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑠) 1009. Max “mission completion duration” 15 minutes. After this, time score will be zero.10. Max allowed extra takeoffs and landings are 2 times (in roundtrip). After that thescore will be zero.11. Landing Accuracy score (Table 1) will be determined by measuring how close the UAVis landed at destination (Figure 4)Figure 2. Payload Container Details8 Page

Figure 3. hanging spot detailsFigure 4. Landing Area Scoring CriteriaDistance to closest point of the UAV (ft.)345 5Table 1. Landing Accuracy Scoring Criteria9 PageScore3002001000

Competition ConfigurationAll teams have 15 minutes to complete the mission at each round. If a team fails to completethe mission for various reasons (e.g. crash, malfunction, etc.) for the first time in each round, itwill be given two more chances with the remaining time right after the last team finished itscompetition so the team has time to work on the issue. There will be a penalty for using theextra tries.After each round the configuration of obstacles may change.Round 1All teams will participate in this round and as mentioned, each team has maximum of tworetries within 15 minutes.Round 2 – SemifinalsOnly top 16 teams (4 teams from each league) will advance to this level.Round 3 – FinalsOnly top 8 teams (2 teams from each league) will advance to this level.10 P a g e

6. Only those team members handling/ flying the UAV will be allowed on the field WHEN DETERMINED SAFE. 7. Design of the UAV must reflect safety (mechanical structure, no lose wires, etc.) 8. Eye protection and helmets should be worn by those in the operational field. 9. UAV’s weight shoul