My Final Project

Description

"Immersive VTOL Surveillance Drone"

My final project idea is to create an RC fixed wing drone with the capability of vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL). This will come along with a portable immersive control system to fully take advantage of the plane´s capabilities; A lap-mounted joystick and throttle setup with extra functions. And lastly a head mounted VR setup with a gyroscope to control the integrated drone camera with a freedom of 180° by 180°.

This project can have a variaty of applications, such as long range automated patrolling and surveillance, search and rescue, recreation and general drone applications. The objective of this project is to merge the stability, hover and VTOL capabilities of a quadcopter, with the efficiency, speed and awesomeness of a fixed wing drone.

Research

Drones and UAV have been a breakthrough of the last occuring decades, evolving to the multipurposes they serve today. From surverillance, recreative, competition and even military purposes, drones and smaller remote controlled aircraft has rightfully taken it´s place in the current technological scene.

There is mainly 2 categories of drones: Quadcopters and fixed wing mono/bimotor configurations, each with it´s own advantages and disadvantages.

Quadcopter advantages and disadvantages:

• Advantages: Vertical takoff and landing capabilites, stability and hovering, can be smaller.
• Disadvantages: More power consumptions; less effective range, limited payload.

Fixed wing advantages and disadvantages:

• Advantages: More efficiency; longer flight duration, requires less motors, higher speed, gliding capabilites.
• Disadvantages: Generally more unstable and less maneuverable, complex/dangerous takeoff and landing, harder time surverilling a specific area.

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