Northrop Grumman Collaboration Project

Unmanned Ground Vehicle

About Us:

The Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) is one of the 3 autonomous vehicles developed through NGCP, the mission of the UGV is to autonomously navigate to the position of an immobile patient and a supply package where it will then secure them both with a payload retrieval robotic arm and safely drop them off at a field hospital.

Sub-Team & What We're Looking For:

Mechanical:

  • Looking for Freshman - Master
  • Skills we're looking for:
    • Solidworks, Femap, Matlab, 3D Printing
    • Engineering Drawings & Machining, testing​, & experience with car repairs or with RC Cars/Planes

Electrical:

  • Looking for Freshman - Master
  • Skills we're looking for:
    • PCB design with Altium, PCB manufacturing, Soldering/Wiring, Power Systems Design, Hardware Testing and Validation
    • Experience with Arduinos or electronics

Software:

  • Looking for Freshman - Master
  • Skills we're looking for:
    • STM32CubeIDE, Autonomous Navigation Algorithms, Serial Communication, jetson Orin Nano, C++
    • Experience with single board computers or microcontroller