Lab features include:

• 80’ by 60’ space with a minimum 30’ ceiling
• Radio frequency (RF) attenuated 90 MHz-18 GHz (between -10 dB and -30 dB attenuation, depending on frequency) shielding to allow for GPS and other RF testing
• Two level, 40 camera Vicon Vantage V16 camera system with accuracy down to less than a millimeter for tracking components
• A portable operations center and a protected operations center with Vicon Tracker and Vicon Datastream SDK software for transmitting data
• In-floor water tank and fill station for water interface testing of vehicles or systems
• Two external doors for drive-in/fly-in/fly-out capability
• Divider net for separating test/demo and researchers/observers or for dividing room into two spaces for two tests/demos
• Tie-downs spaced out on floor throughout lab for grounding components
• Storage cages with locks for storing uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAV) and uncrewed ground vehicles (UGV)
• Wall-mounted exhaust system for safely operating combustion engines indoors

Lab contact:

Joe Copenhaver
joecope@umd.edu