Jordan W. Beason

Developing hardware and software for UAS collaborative autonomy, conducting field work using unmanned aerial vehicles, surface vehicles, and ground robots.

UAS Pilot with over 200 hours of flight time. Including Swarm UAS, BVLOS, Cargo Delivery. Part 107 Certified.
 
Participating in various military exercises, scenarios, and international research events

Mentoring Cadets to help educate Americas next generation of military leaders 

Robotics Research Center Link

Developed a ROS-based camera driver that utilizes frequency based computer vision techniques for the purpose of visual odometry.

Utilized C++, OpenCV, ROS, MATLAB, and Qt.
Coordinating with lab members on a weekly basis for project updates, practice presentations, and occasional field work.

Collaborated with graduate students and faculty for to modify and field-test the payload section for a Riptide AUV, designed multiple iterations of fairing attachments for DVL, side-scan capability, and pressure-tolerant communications masts.  

Partnered with a small team to construct a two man deploy-able prototype vehicle, featuring ballast and movable weight systems for different motion configurations

Experimented with CFD hydrodynamic characterization using OpenFOAM, later turned into a Riptide AUV
modification project in 2020 utilizing SOLIDWORKS extensively for fairing design and rapid prototyping. 

Designed, constructed, and implemented a low-cost off-the-shelf parts Variable Buoyancy System for the MAUVe, a multipurpose, easy to deploy AUV system that can convert from a standard vehicle to a vertical profiling position.

Maintained rapid-prototyping appliances including FDM and SLA 3D printers for lab use.

Created a steel and PVC sensor cage for the Integrated Bay Observatory Program, which consisted of nitrate,
phosphate, CTD, and optical sensors, work served as a model for future works after 2019.