Systems Engineering Portfolio Project | INCOSE SE Handbook v5 | ArduPilot Platform

Portfolio: cnob.me | Contact: [email protected]

SENTINEL = Surveillance-Enabled Navigation and Tactical Intelligence for Extended Loiter

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Executive Summary

SENTINEL 650 is a long-endurance UAV project for vineyard surveillance, developed as a real commercial use-case with stakeholder operational feedback. The project applies formal INCOSE Systems Engineering processes - requirements through verification - with full traceability across 17 controlled artifacts.

Mission: Long-endurance operation optimized for mixed hover/cruise profile. Performance model under validation with empirical flight test data (Sprint 3 - Integration & Verification in progress).

This project demonstrates professional SE methodology for Systems Engineering, Technical Program Management, and UAS engineering roles while supporting INCOSE ASEP certification.

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🎯 At-a-Glance Metrics

Platform: Tarot Iron Man 650 (650 mm wheelbase, carbon fiber)

Mission Profile: Mixed 50% hover + 50% cruise, optimized for endurance

Design Requirement: Maximize operational endurance within mass/power/cost constraints

Verification Status: Performance model under validation with empirical bench and flight test data

Budget: €2,000 (€1,670 allocated, 83.5%)

Methodology: INCOSE SE Handbook v5 processes applied end-to-end

Status: 🟢 Sprint 3 – Integration & Verification in progress

Key Technical Features:

• Current Configuration: 6S3P Li-Ion battery (15 Ah, 333 Wh nominal), T-Motor MN5008 340KV motors with 15" carbon propellers
• Performance Validation: Empirical testing in progress to validate power consumption model and optimize for maximum endurance
• Scalability Path: Architecture supports battery capacity scaling (6S4P option evaluated for extended endurance missions)
• 4G/LTE telemetry and video streaming (BVLOS-ready architecture for link robustness validation; operations conducted within VLOS per ENAC regulations)
• ExpressLRS 868 MHz long-range RC link