Overview
The aerial robotics competition was started in 1990 by Georgia Tech Professor
Robert Michelson. One of the aims of the competition was to spur interest in
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) research at universities. It has also provided
students an arena to exercise their engineering skills. The competition requires
interaction between many different disciplines. Students of Aeronautics,
Computer Science, Mechanical and many other areas have developed and integrated
intelligent flying machines that consistently expand the mission envelope for
UAV’s every year.
Competition Site
IARC Wikipedia
Missions
1990 – 1995 Disk Retrieval
1996 – 1997 Toxic Waste Dump Survey and Identification
1998 – 2000 Millennium Disaster Search and Rescue
2001 – Level 1 : Navigate 3km through given waypoints
2002 – Level 2 : Identify target building and centroid of the opening
2003 – Level 3 : Deploy probe and relay required images
2004 – Level 4 : Must complete Levels 1-3 requirements within a 15 minute period.
Key Events
1993 – First autonomous take-off and landing (Georgia Tech)
1995 – Completion of Disk Retrieval Mission (Stanford)
1997 – Completion of Toxic Waste Survey Mission (Carnegie Mellon + MIT in 1996)
2000 – Completion of Millennium Disaster Search and Rescue Mission (Technical University of Berlin)
2001 – Level 1 Completed, 3km Waypoint navigation (Georgia Tech)
2002 – Level 2 Almost completed. Buildings and Windows accurately mapped, Symbol was inaccurate (Georgia Tech).
2003 – Level 2 Completed. The correct building was identified using the symbol and an open portal was found (Georgia Tech).
2007 – Level 3 Completed. A high resolution picture allowing to read gauges was presented to the judges (Georgia Tech).