Field Hardware and Deployment Lead (PIC1 ElectroCap).
Prototype development now has a clear target: a self-powered UAV relay payload, fast boot-to-mesh behavior, local voice and telemetry services, and enough instrumentation to measure recovery after a partition.
The final deck makes the positioning explicit: ElectroCap is an offline communications kit for institutional emergency operators, not a generic drone demo.
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The draft midterm presentation makes the architecture concrete: ground nodes form the offline mesh, the UAV relay is used only when the topology breaks, and the command node hosts voice, maps, and monitoring locally.
The bill of materials shows an intentionally simple first prototype: most of the budget goes into the mesh nodes themselves, not exotic hardware.
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The requirements document turns the concept into testable constraints: an offline Wi-Fi mesh with BATMAN-adv, local Push-To-Talk voice, and clear limits for the airborne relay.
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Stakeholder feedback pointed to one constraint early: rescue teams will not tolerate heavy or fiddly communications gear in the field.
On March 3, 2026, we submitted a proposal for an aerial-ground mesh that restores search-and-rescue communications when terrain splits the network.