GPS Controlled Delivery Service by Drone

With the fast development of technologies, especially in Drone technology, which has many incredible future uses in domestic, medical and commercial applications. Our Proposed Project titled as "GPS Controlled Delivery Service by drone" which includes Parcel delivery service ba

Project Title

GPS Controlled Delivery Service by Drone

Project Area of Specialization

Robotics

Project Summary

With the fast development of technologies, especially in Drone technology, which has many incredible future uses in domestic, medical and commercial applications. Our Proposed Project titled as "GPS Controlled Delivery Service by drone" which includes Parcel delivery service based on autonomous UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) specifically Hexacopter due to its low weight, low cost and less delivery time. The customer will be able to order any parcel having a maximum payload up to 2kg, through Android application. The customer will register it on that application and after registration Password or user-ID will be provided to the customer for accessing the Hexacopter. The Application will provide a user friendly environment to the customer where customers can easily select its required things (i-e food, medicine, documents etc.). By using that Application the Customer can also track and monitor the drone in real time.

The operator at GCS (Ground control station) will upload a mission or give waypoints to the Hexacopter in mission-planner software so that it may follow the GPS coordinates of the customer and deliver product to its destination. It can be used in many areas, especially in emergency conditions, due to its cost effectiveness and minimum delivery delay. 

The medicine delivery service is one of the major application where it can be implemented. The proposed project is also featured with obstacle avoidance system to minimize risk factors involved in delivery service. The operator at the ground control station will be continuously monitoring the Hexacopter through the camera installed in the Hexacopter.

Project Objectives

The Research Objectives of this project are: 

1.  To resolve the issues in existing delivery service which are given below:

•  It requires a costly human pilot/driver.
•  CO2 emission is a major issue.
•  Delivery Delay is a major issue (i-e Traffic Problem, location access issue)
•  The delivery cost is still a problem.

2.  To design & implement ‘GPS controlled delivery Drone’.

3.  To get optimum results with respect to Payload carrying capabilities and Battery Timing.

4.  Developing an Application which provides a GUI (Graphical user interface) to the customer by which customer can access to different products like Medicines, food, documents or any other thing (up to  2 Kg). 

5. To achieve maximum range, (Expected range 5km to 8km).

Project Implementation Method

1.  Before Implementation, we will simulate our project by installing Ubuntu Linux Operating System in which we will do python programming for autonomous delivery service and connecting it with mission planner software by using MAV-link protocol Assebling of Hexacopter 

2. After Simulation we will assemble all the components of Hexacopter.

3. Calibrating the Flight controller (Pixhawk) in mission-planner software where we set various parameters regarding our flight.

4. We will program Raspberry Pi for autonomous flight. Programming for arming the drone, follow waypoints provided by the operator, return back to Initial point (Ground Station), safely landing.

5. Then we will Interface Raspberry Pi with Flight controller.

6. We will program Ultrasonic Sensor in Arduino Nano for Obstacle Avoidance system & also develop Servo-Actuated Payload drop mechanism. 

7. Then we will give path or waypoints to drone by using mission planner software, drone will follow given coordinates & will complete the mission. 

  

Benefits of the Project

The Proposed project has following benefits:

• Cost effective.
• Reduces delivery delay. 
• Real time tracking & monitoring of Drone.
• It doesn't require any costly human-pilot.
• No CO2 emission problem.

This Product can be used in following areas:

•  In Medical Supply (i-e  First Aid, Blood Insulin etc.)
•  In Food Delivery Services
•  In Document Delivery Service used in institutes/Post Offices.
•  In Shopping Malls.

Technical Details of Final Deliverable

The proposed project is required following Hardware Components as shown in the Block Diagram, a flight controller (Pixhwk), frame, motors, Electronic speed controllers and propellers. After assembling all these components we are required to program flight controller by using mission planner software. Now to make it autonomous we will program a Raspberry pi and interface it with the flight controller (Pixhawk). We will design an Android mobile Application where the customers will register itself and place their order. The operator at the ground control station will place the ordered parcel in the drone and set GPS coordinates of customers by providing waypoints using mission planner software. The drone will follow the path and go to the destination and will be stabilized at that location and it will not detach the parcel until the customer provide user-ID or password which is provided by the operator. The Customer can also track and monitor the drone by using same Application. We are using an Arduino nano in which we will program the servo-motor. The customer will provide user-ID or password, then Arduino will process the given password and work accordingly. The proposed project has an obstacle avoidance feature in which we are using an ultrasonic sensor (SONAR)  which is also programmed through Arduino nano. The operator will be monitoring the drone at the ground station through a camera attached in drone. 

Final Deliverable of the Project

HW/SW integrated system

Type of Industry

Medical , Food , Health

Technologies

Internet of Things (IoT), Robotics

Sustainable Development Goals

Good Health and Well-Being for People, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Climate Action

Required Resources

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