Team Structure

How We Operate

UC - Riverside Unmanned Aerial Systems is a multidisciplinary organization that operates with two departments: Business and Engineering.
This division allows us to maximize each of our team members' efforts and potential to fulfill our goal to inspire, educate, and innovate solutions to solve real-world issues. Depending on which department you are applying to, your subsequent sub-team(s) will differ. A full breakdown of what teams are available are listed below.

Recruitment

For the 2021-2022 school year, UCR-UAS will be restructuring with a new team of Leads and the addition of a Board of Directors.

We have open positions in Board, Leads, and Business Department. Please email us at ucruas@gmail.com with your portfolio and the team(s) you're interested in for more information!

Our Structure

Business Department

Help develop UCR UAS's mission to inspire, educate, and innovate. Establish and maintain connections with local communities including schools, small businesses, and large corporations.

The Business Department was founded to ensure the progression of UCR UAS as an organization and innovators of autonomous technologies. Our department divides into several specialist roles: Operations, Outreach and Marketing.

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Engineering Department

Experience in UAV technology is not necessary to join. However, d epending on your skill-set, your involvement within UCR-UAS will vary.

Our department operates with seven different teams: Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, Unmanned Ground Vehicle, Ground Control Station, Computer Vision, Computer Science, Electrical and Antenna/Gimble.

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Business Teams

Operations Mangement

Keep UCR-UAS as a streamlined organization that allows the mutual growth of itself and its members through clear communication and management.

Public Relations

To establish, maintain, and growth relations beyond active members of UCR-UAS such as Alumni, Students, Faculty, Businesses, Corporations, and research laboratories.

Marketing

Manage the UCR-UAS branding and image.

Engineering Teams

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

The Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) is the core of the entire unmanned aerial system and is the aerial platform for imaging and the deployment of the UGV. The UAV will also be tasked with flying a planned way point route while avoiding obstacles in its path.

Unmanned Ground Vehicle

The Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) is responsible for autonomously driving to a given destination once dropped out of the UAV. It focuses on object, location, and orientation detection in order to safely navigate towards its final destination while maintaining communication with the GCS..

Ground Control Station

The Ground Control Station (GCS) manages all communication with other systems and personnel. GCS manages competition interoperability server download and upload, manual and automatic object recognition of images sent by our drone, safety precautions, and transportation.