GPS Guided Life Saving UAV
The project is to design an autonomous flying drone, specifically a Quadcopter that would be able to provide First-aid kit in emergency conditions to the distant places. The quadcopter is fitted with a GPS tracking system and programmed to be able to autonomously fly from its presen
Project Title
GPS Guided Life Saving UAV
Project Area of Specialization
Project Summary
The project is to design an autonomous flying drone, specifically a Quadcopter that would be able to provide First-aid kit in emergency conditions to the distant places. The quadcopter is fitted with a GPS tracking system and programmed to be able to autonomously fly from its present location to the given destination using GPS coordinates, the coordinates of the destination will be given using User Interface. Significant consideration is given to safety and ruggedness due to the possibility of collision with a variety of objects.
Project Objectives
- To design and construct a quadcopter
- To program the quadcopter to be able to fly without outside assistance
- To use GPS co-ordinates for the quadcopter’s navigation
Project Implementation Method
The GPS co-ordinates of the destination will be given to the Quadcopter using a User Interface. STM-32 (main controller) checks the present coordinates using GPS module and direction through compass. Once the present location, present direction and the location of destination are known to the main controller it can command motors accordingly to reach the destination.
Block Diagram:
Description of Individual Blocks:
GPS Module: GPS Module will provide the current location or the present GPS co-ordinates of the Quadcopter. These co-ordinates will actually provide the Feedback for our system.
User Interface: User interface is used to give the GPS co-ordinates of the destination by the user.
Flight Controller: Flight controller will detect the orientation changes of the Quadcopter. It will also receive user’s commands and control the motors in order to keep the quadcopter in the air. The flight controller will be developed by using STM-32 controller and interfacing MPU 6050 and Barometer with it. The MPU 6050 is a 6 DOF (degrees of freedom) or a six-axis IMU sensor, which means that it gives six values as output i.e. three values from the accelerometer and three from the gyroscope. Barometer will measure the pressure and ultimately controller will be able to find the Quadcopter’s present height.
Electronic Speed Controller (ESC): The Electronic Speed Controller (ESC) will regulate the power of electric motor, allowing it to throttle from 0% to 100% as per flight controller’s command.
Motors: Motors are fitted with propellers that will provide the required thrust to the Quadcopter in order to sustain in the air. The speed of the motors is responsible for Yaw, pitch, roll and throttle and hence ultimately for the change in direction and altitude of the Quadcopter.
Benefits of the Project
An autonomous drone such as the one we will construct in this project can have many uses in practical applications. Among other things a GPS guided drone can be used to deliver first-aid kit in emergency condition when ambulance is stuck due to any reason lowering delivery time and cost. Other uses could be gathering weather and atmospheric data or taking pictures of large areas at once etc.
Technical Details of Final Deliverable
We aim to build a Quadcopter that can fly autonomously and deliver a first-aid kit in emergency conditions without any external assistance using GPS coordinates to the destination given by the user via User Interface.
Final Deliverable of the Project
Type of Industry
Technologies
Sustainable Development Goals
Required Resources
| Item Name | Type | No. of Units | Per Unit Cost (in Rs) | Total (in Rs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quadcopter Kit | Equipment | 1 | 11400 | 11400 |
| GPS module | Equipment | 1 | 4000 | 4000 |
| Flight controller | Equipment | 1 | 12000 | 12000 |
| Motors | Equipment | 4 | 1350 | 5400 |
| Lipo Battery | Equipment | 1 | 6500 | 6500 |
| Lipo Charger | Equipment | 1 | 3600 | 3600 |
| ESC(30A) | Equipment | 4 | 1370 | 5480 |
| Telemetry System | Equipment | 1 | 10500 | 10500 |
| Miscellaneous items | Miscellaneous | 11 | 800 | 8800 |
| Total in (Rs) | 67680 |
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