C-UASC Minidrone Special Event

CSU Minidrone Competition @ Mojave Air & Space Port in Mojave, California

Cal State LA is pleased to announce a Minidrone Competition in California leveraging the popular and well-established USA-Canada MathWorks Minidrone Competition MathWorks Minidrone Competition – United States and Canada 2023 - MATLAB & Simulink and including a special event at the CSU California Unmanned Aerial System Competition (C-UASC) at the premier civilian aeronautical research facility – the Mojave Air & Space Port.

Register to Attend C-UASC Minidrone Special Event

STUDENT CHALLENGE

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Learn about Drones and Computer Vision

This is a great opportunity for college students at all levels to be introduced to control and computer vision for autonomous vehicles.

DATES & DEADLINES

MathWorks Competition Timeline is provided below. There is no registration fee for the CSU Minidrone Competition or the MathWorks Minidrone Competition.

DATE ACTION
January 16, 2024 MathWorks Minidrone Competition Application Deadline
March 30, 2024 CSU Virtual Minidrone Competition Registration Deadline
April 5, 2024 MathWorks Minidrone Competition FINALS
May 2, 2024 CSU Virtual Minidrone Competition Simulink Code Submission Deadline
May 11-12, 2024 CSU Virtual Minidrone COMPETITION
June 22, 2024 Flight Demonstrations using Parrot Minidrones LIVE COMPETITION
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Competition Phases

Teams complete either Virtual Competition Phase 1A or Phase 1B

Phase 1A

Compete in the MathWorks Minidrone Competition to demonstrate computer vision line-following and quadcopter control through simulation. MathWorks competition timeline is found at the MathWorks Minidrone Competition – United States and Canada 2023 - MATLAB & Simulink. 

  • MathWorks Minidrone Competition application deadline: January 16, 2024
  • MathWorks Minidrone Competition: April 5, 2024

Phase 1B

Compete in the CSU Virtual Minidrone Competition to demonstrate computer vision line-following and quadcopter control through simulation.

  • CSU–Minidrone Competition registration deadline: March 30, 2024
  • Simulink code submission deadline: May 2, 2024
  • CSU Virtual Minidrone Competition: May 11-12, 2024

Optional Intermediate Test Phase

Remotely test your computer-generated MATLAB code on Parrot drones utilizing the Cal State LA drone test facility. Contact Aircraft [email protected] for more information.

Final Phase

Teams compete in Flight Demonstrations using Parrot Minidrones.  

You will demonstrate your code on Parrot Minidrones provided for the competition by MathWorks. This Minidrone Special Event will be held alongside the larger C-UASC competition.

  • Bring your code/design to Mojave on June 22 for a live competition. 

Contact

For competition questions or sponsorship inquiries, please contact
Mike Thorburn, Cal State LA, at  [email protected]