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Author: Martin Huć     Published At: 31.05.2023

They flew to podium in an international competition

The students of our University from the High Flyers Science Club took third place in the international competition IEEE Autonomous UAS Chase Challenge Spring 2023, held at Purdue University in the United States, Indiana.

The Unmanned Flying Objects Interdepartmental Science Club "High Flyers" has been operating since 2010, winning many awards along the way. Starting tomorrow, you will be able to support them in Park Śląski in the 10th Droniada, co-organized by the Silesian University of Technology.

In the previous three editions of Droniada “High Flyers” performed excellently. In 2020, they took second place in the general classification and first place in the "Corridor of Life" competition; a year later, they won the overall competition as well as the “Three Colours” and “Tree of Life” competitions. Last year, they were the best in the "Relay”. In this year's edition, they will compete in "Tree of Life", "Relay" and "Fly to Rescue". 

- For the last three years we have been winning places on the podium and we intend to maintain this streak - announce the students from the High Flyers team.

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In the competition held at the end of April in the United States, the task was to create software ensuring that the drone follows the ground vehicle, taking into account the collision-free flight path between obstacles imitating urban buildings. The competition put a lot of emphasis on the preparation of software that uses complex algorithms and artificial intelligence. The mission had to be performed fully autonomously, and the accuracy of following the target was also taken into account when evaluating it.

- In the final phase, our solution was tested on real equipment - recall members of our Science Club. - The competition was attended by academic teams from all over the world, including students, professors and doctors. Many members participated in the development of the solution, but Jacek Grzybowski, Marcel Król, Szymon Nowacki, Krzysztof Lewandowski and Jakub Tomczak went to the competition site to represent our Club with dignity. Taking third place in this international competition is a great joy for us. This success allows us to present ourselves as real engineers and pioneers of modern solutions on the international arena. The prize for us was not only participation in the competition, but also funding, thanks to the "Best of the Best 4.0" project.

Participation in competitions is one of the tasks of the project entitled "Development of dedicated hardware and software modules increasing the operational capabilities of unmanned aerial platforms", implemented as part of the MEiN project entitled "Best of the best! 4.0.

Students do not stop at the next Droniada, because at the end of June three of their representatives will have the opportunity to present their article at the "2023 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics", which will be held in the United States, in Seattle (Washington).

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