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Motivation
Motivation
The motivation towards designing and manufacturing a fixed wing unmanned aerial drone is to improve on something that is currently in the market but at an extremely high price. We feel as a team that we can improve on the current state of surveillance through UAV drones but at a substantial reduction in cost for manufacturing while still having all the capabilities of current surveillance drones.
Problem Statement
Problem Statement
First-responders response time can be drastically increased due to traffic and location of the accident. The severity of the scene can also put first-responders in danger, such as housefires, robberies, etc. Through the use of small-scale unmanned aerial vehicles, we can decrease the response time for first responders and keep them safe, while quickly gathering the necessary information.
Project Objectives
Keeping the cost down
Keeping the cost down
Decrease the cost of manufacturing to under $1000 while still maintaining a high-quality product. This cost will be broken down into price of material and price of sourced parts such as electronics and propulsion system. This is significantly cheaper than state of the art UAV's, such as the Raven RQ-11 which costs $35,000.
How high can we go?
How high can we go?
In order for our UAV to comply with the FAA regulations for small unmanned aerial vehicles (Part 107) the maximum altitude above ground is 400 feet, however, if the aircraft is operating in a 400-foot radius of a structure and does not fly more than 400 feet above a structure's uppermost section.
Gathering Intel
Gathering Intel
We are using a high quality 1080p resolution camera which allows us to gather video footage, pictures of emergency scenarios, and logging geolocations to share with first responders on the current situation at that point in time.
Our Current State (as of 12/3/22)
Our Current State (as of 12/3/22)
Throughout the Spring and fall 2022 semester, team FIUAV has conducted research on different aircraft parts, manufacturing methods, and efficacy methods. While conducting research, we have prioritized the proper stakeholder needs and documented the issues with current traffic surveillance and how Eyes In The Sky will correct them. The team has created a design for the drone itself and manufactured the components while also running simulation testing on the components and we have conducted flight testing for the fully assembled drone.
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