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
– Boeing
2013 UAV Challenge Supporters
– The Queensland State Government
– The Australian Association for Unmanned Systems
2013 UAV Challenge Assistance
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) |
News Articles relating to the 2014 UAV Outback Challenge
AviationBusiness.com:
UAV Challenge 2013 (ed- and 2014): $50,000 up for grabs
The Wall Street Journal:
ITwire.com:
Global Hawk maker sponsors Australian students in drone competition
Scope:
MUELLER COLLEGE UAV TEAM SCOPE
CSIRO:
Little flying robots have the ‘Hex’ Factor
AZOrobotics.com:
Northrop Grumman Sponsors UAV Challenge – Outback Rescue in Australia
TheBusinessOfRobotics.com:
Australian UAV competition draws attention to civilian uses
Totally Wild:
TotallyWild UAV Challenge 2013