Projects:2018s1-145 Simplified Indoor UAV Operations

UAVs have been mainly used for defence since 200??, however since entering the commercial market UAV development for personal use has taken the forefront of UAV development. Due to the increasing functionality available on commercial UAVs many sectors have begun exploring the possible applications of drones.

Many papers published on UAV development Potential for student courses

Our project focuses on implementing obstacle evasion within a defined space using an Optitrack System. This wiki shall firstly discuss the background motivations behind this study as well as the research that has already been conducted within this field. The project shall then be broken into sections...

Project Team

Elizabeth Hodgins

Matthew Preece

Samuel Thomas

Supervisors

Dr Hong Gunn Chew

Dr Braden Phillips

With assistance from Ryan Choi

Definitions

UAV - Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Equipment

OptiTrack Motion Capture System

Parrot Mambo Drone

System Design

System Diagram

The system has been broken into four main high-level components, and then further broken down into individual tasks within them.

References

[1] Commercial drones are the fastest-growing part of the market https://www.economist.com/news/technology-quarterly/21723003-most-drones-today-are-either-cheap-toys-or-expensive-weapons-interesting