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DRAGONFLY — AUTONOMOUS UAV PLATFORM

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Autonomous UAV platform engineering for the next generation of flight. Hover over subsystems to explore technical specs.

SYS_01: PROPULSION

Brushless propulsion system with optimized propeller setup.

SYS_02: AVIONICS

Advanced autopilot system and high-capacity battery stack.

SYS_03: AIRFRAME

Lightweight 3D printed airframe with carbon fiber reinforcements.

SYS_STATUS: READY

GPS_LOCK: 3D FIX

ALT: 120.4 M

SPEED: 24.3 M/S

ROLL: 0.0°

PITCH: +2.1°

YAW: 184.2°

SIGNAL: 98% (TBS)

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SUB-TEAMS
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Avionics · Mechanical · Software
AIRFRAME
DRAGONFLY
Twin-Motor Fixed-Wing
COMPETITION TARGET
FIGHTER UAV
Teknofest 2026 Contender

MECHANICAL

ENGINEERED FOR FLIGHT

The DragonFly airframe is precision-crafted from lightweight materials with carbon fiber reinforced spars providing structural rigidity under dynamic aerodynamic loads. Specialized design iteration ensures structural efficiency is maximized.

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AVIONICS

POWER & PRECISION

Built around an advanced autopilot flight controller, our avionics stack integrates a high-current power delivery system for robust power distribution. Sensor fusion calibration pipelines ensure reliable state estimation across all flight envelopes.

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SOFTWARE

INTELLIGENCE AT THE EDGE

An edge computing unit runs our machine learning inference pipeline, feeding real-time detections into a dynamic trajectory prediction algorithm. Software-in-the-loop environments validate geofence and collision avoidance logic before every flight.

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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

ENGINEERING SUB-TEAMS

Explore our core disciplines collaborating across flight avionics, airframe fabrication, edge AI autonomy, and team operations.

AVIONICSDISCIPLINE OVERVIEW

Avionics & Telemetry

Power Distribution, Autopilot & Telemetry Systems

Engineers the electrical backbone and communications architecture of DragonFly. Designs power regulation boards, integrates Pixhawk autopilot systems, calibrates high-precision GPS receivers, and tunes long-range bidirectional telemetry.

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CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

Autopilot state estimation & sensor fusion
Power distribution & battery monitoring
Long-range encrypted telemetry & RC links
Optical payload control & fail-safe systems

JOIN THE FLANKER UAV ENGINEERING CORPS

We recruit motivated aerospace, mechanical, electronics, and software engineers to develop autonomous aerial systems for Teknofest 2026.

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TEKNOFEST 2026

READY TO COMPETE

Engineering DragonFly for autonomous target acquisition, no-fly zone (NFZ) reactive avoidance, and sub-second telemetry synchronization across all competition flight profiles.