International Journal of Research in Engineering and Applied Sciences
  • Year: 2016
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue: 7

Aquadrone for multipurpose

  • Author:
  • S Swetha1,, Mohammed Nabeel2, Nagaraj 2, S Naveen Kumar2, B S Sukesh2
  • Total Page Count: 7
  • Page Number: 29 to 35

1Assistant Professor, Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Acharya Institute of Technology, VTU

2Under Graduate Student, Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Acharya Institute of Technology, VTU.

*Author Corrospondence: S Swetha, Assistant Professor, Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Acharya Institute of Technology, VTU

Online published on 8 May, 2017.

Abstract

In the last spans we have evidenced an unprecedented development of Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAVs) for their operation with high societal impact. They have been widely used for military applications and the new advances in communication and control systems and cameras and also in civilian applications such as inspection, state of emergency, search and rescue, traffic enforcement. In Future UAV systems will replace the major current trends due to its longer endurance, levels of liberty, lower cost, and networking capabilities. The aquatic unmanned aerial vehicle (AquaUAV or Aquadrone), a type of aircraft that can land both on water and on land, which has no onboard crew or passengers. The developed prototype model of remote piloted Aquadrone is used to transport the payload to the isolated areas to ease the human effort, offering lower cost and also secured means of control. The key consideration while designing this model are material availability, cost, light-weight, structural properties & ease of fabrication etc. This model can lift payload up to 500gms. And in this model we are providing an option for fixing camera and fire extinguisher, it can also be used for other purpose according to the required application. A 1270 mAh battery supplies the power to the electronic speed controller and also to the flight control board. This electronic speed controller intern feed power to the motor which will help in rotating the propeller to produce lift. Servo will be fixed to operate the nozzle spray. A separate 9 V battery is also fixed for the camera operation.

Keywords

Aquadrone, Aqua UAV, Remotely piloted vehicles