Building Autonomous Systems
Projects
Our projects are split into three distinct categories: aircraft, payload, and software. Aircraft houses our propulsion and electronics. Payload is the attachments we design to fulfill the tasks set out by our competitions. Software is the intelligence that enables autonomous mission execution.
2018 - 2025
AIRCRAFT
2024/25HYDRONE
QUAD / 2nd at AEAC
Hydrone was the team’s flagship aircraft for the 2025 season. With modularity in mind, Hydrone was d...
2023/24ALBATROSS
VTOL / 3rd at AEAC
Albatross was the team’s premier aircraft for the 2023-2024 season. Built based on Dragonfly, Albatr...
2022/23Dragonfly
VTOL
The team’s second VTOL project to date, Dragonfly was built to be a modular drone that allowed for e...
2021/22Beetle
VTOL
Beetle was UAS’s first attempt at a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) drone. It was designed with...
2020/21HUMMINGBIRD
QUAD
The Hummingbird Project was the team's response to the need for a more precise and quickly configura...
2019/20Ataksak
QUAD / 2n
The Ataksak Project was the team’s response to the 2020 AUVSI challenge. Ataksak was built to have a...
2018/19Condor
QUAD / 2n
As a direct response to the 2019 AUVSI SUAS challenge, Condor was built to complete a long distance ...
PAYLOAD
Payload Team
The UAS Payload subteam is dedicated to developing innovative solutions for complex design challenge...
SOFTWARE
2024-2025Hawkeye
Image Detection
Development with Infrared Sensing and Camera Vision has become paramount to competitions for both SU...
2023/24GCOM
Ground Command
Over the past years UBC UAS has been working on the next generation ground command software (GCOM). ...
2021/22GCATS
Data Transfer
The GCATS (Ground Control Antenna Tracking Station) family of projects are custom-developed, long-ra...
2013 - 2019 LEGACY PROJECTS
LEGACYAdvanced Technology Demonstrator: Desert Hawk
VTOL / 3rd at AEAC
Demanding real-world applications like Law Enforcement or Search And Rescue require high performance...
LEGACYRaven
VTOL / 3rd at AEAC
Project Raven was born out of a need for a stable, high-endurance multi-rotor platform. It was origi...
LEGACYThunderbird
Fixed-Wing and Recon
Project Thunderbird was UBC UAS’s fixed wing and aerial reconnaissance project. The Thunderbird seri...
LEGACYSparrow
VTOL / 3rd at AEAC
Project Sparrow was created in an effort to react to recent changes in the UAS industry as well as t...
LEGACYFlame Wheel
VTOL / 3rd at AEAC
As a donation from UBC Studios, the Flame Wheel serves as a filming platform for promotional materia...