Airhound is a 12 month thesis project that focuses on the "search" phase of a typical search and rescue operation.
[Thesis Report available upon request]
Team Airhound
Project Manager and Lead Designer : Nish Kamath
Project Advisors: Geoff Wardle, Lucian Rosca, Tim Huntzinger, Pamela Blackwell
Team-Mates
Sherif-George Manganas - Pup Design and Technical consultant
Stephan Park - Research support, Latent Design and Animation
Phil Enzler - UI systems strategist
Hari Ramachandran - UI and UX visualizer
Akash Chudasama - Whip and direction advisor
Robert Huo, Tom Hu - Model Prep and painting.
Jérôme Piché - CAD rendering
Nirbhay Agarwal, Kunwar Walia, Raul David Poblano - Mothership Full Scale Model Setup
Industry Consultants
Jet Propulsion Laboratories - FINDER (Finding Individuals for Disaster and Emergency Response)
Flyspan Systems - Autonomous systems analytics and integration
GT Aeronautics - Remotely operated drone systems manufacturer
This project has been realized thanks to invaluable support from my family, loved ones and friends.
