CoVistaPlan routes.
Understand passages and obstacles.
UBC CAPSTONE CONCEPT · 2027
SEE MORE.
TOGETHER.
Collaborative drone mapping and modular sensing for search and inspection.
Seeking teammates & application partners
Explore ↓STUDENT PROPOSAL · SUBJECT TO APPROVALDEFINE MAY 2027 · START SEPTEMBER 2027
MODULAR SENSING PLATFORM
CONFIGURE A
MISSION PAYLOAD.
Choose a mission and combine sensors. See what each module adds to the shared map.
01 · AIRCRAFT PAYLOAD
LiDARShared map geometry
BASE
03 · SHARED GROUND MAP
01 · CAPTURE
Drones collect different views with multiple modules active at once.
02 · PROCESS ONBOARD
03 · SEND & REVIEW
Send cues, locations and evidence frames first. Operators review them on a shared map.
What will the prototype test?
Check mass, balance and power with multiple modules fitted. Verify sensor timing and calibration. Buffer results onboard during link outages and upload on reconnection.
Operators verify thermal and visual cues. The interface uses simulated data. Mounting and onboard processing are proposed for validation.
REAL CONDITIONS · RESEARCH GOAL
SEE THE SPACE.
PLAN THE NEXT MOVE.
A shared picture of passages, obstacles and unseen areas—for planning before entry.
Why it matters ↓Night-response context · U.S. Coast Guard, 2022BEFORE ENTRY.
KNOW MORE.
Our goal:
make complex spaces easier to understand.
Change viewpoints.
Observe surfaces hidden from one pass.
Share what is known.
Combine observations and retain unknowns.
A REAL NEED.
A MEASURABLE START.
NIST's 3D mapping challenge addresses indoor, low-light and GPS-denied response.
Some detailed real-time intelligence tools can cost this much, NIST noted.
Read source ↗The SubT final scored-run window—not a CoVista flight-time claim.
Rules §8.3.7 ↗Start indoors: test map alignment and complementary observations.
How we test ↓NIST UAS 5.0 ↗External sources establish context. CoVista remains a Capstone research proposal.
START WITH MEASUREMENT
TEST IT.
MEASURE IT.
Compare collaboration with independent passes under the same combined flight budget.
Surface coverageAlignment errorFalse merges
MANY NODES.
ONE SHARED MAP.
00:00 / 00:56
Scan settings
A 2.0 mB 2.7 mPitch 0.0°0 sequence returns
Photo-reference UAV. Simulated environment and scan.
REAL SPACES.
REAL QUESTIONS.
Real-world context. CoVista has not been deployed at these sites.
Building reconnaissance
Map passages and hidden corners.
Underground mapping
Explore spaces without GPS.
Infrastructure inspection
See beneath decks and around supports.
A SPACE
WORTH MAPPING?
Bring a challenge. Help shape the project.