Outback Challenge 2013

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“2013 was a high-school only event with the international Search and Rescue Challenge starting that year but running for two years (with its own event at Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia planned for September 2014). For the second time, the Airborne Delivery Challenge (High-School teams) championship was held at Calvert Radio Aero Modellers Society flying field (approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Ipswich, Queensland). The Challenge took place between September 24 and 25. The competition was very close and was notable because for the first time a high-school team (The Hexfactor for Mueller College) managed to achieve a successful autonomous drop of a chocolate bar to Outback Joe, landing within the required 10m distance to be award bonus points. Although the Hexfactor did not win the event, the fact that they succeeded with some autonomy was a milestone for the UAV Challenge.”

2013 UAV Challenge Organizers

– Australian Research Centre for Aerospace Automation (ARCAA) (a five-year-long partnership between CSIRO and Queensland University of Technology)

2013 UAV Challenge Sponsors

– Insitu Pacific

– Boeing

– Northrop Grumman

– Mathworks

2013 UAV Challenge Supporters

– The Queensland State Government

– The Australian Association for Unmanned Systems

– UAS Pacific

2013 UAV Challenge Assistance

– VTOL-Aerospace

– Aviation Australia

2013 Airborne Delivery Challenge

2013 UAV Challenge Results

Airborne Delivery Challenge	Prize	Winner
First place	A$5,000.00	Calamvale Raptors II
Second place	A$2,000.00	MUROC Hawks 2.0
Third place	A$1,000.00	MUROC Crazy Cubz
Search Phase	A$2,000.00	Calamvale Reapers
Insitu Pacific Airmanship Award	Trophy	Fletcher Thomas (Riverton and District High School)