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AUTONOMOUS DRONE DELIVERY SERVICE
LOUIS-ADRIEN PHILIAS
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THE TEAM
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AGENDA
• UAV Definition
• The Goal
• Existing Solution
• System Overview
• Obstacles
• Results
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What is exactly a drone?
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UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV)
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THE GOAL:BRING AUTONOMOUSLY A PACKAGE FROM POINT A TO POINT B
• Taco
• Farming
• Help after Disaster
• Deliver Blood
• Replacement parts for Oil rigs
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EXISTING SOLUTIONS
• Flirtey
• Matternet
• Tao bao
• Zipline
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EXISTING SOLUTION: ZIPLINE
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LIMITS
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SYSTEM OVERVIEW
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WHAT DO YOU NEED TO BUILD A DRONE?
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HARDWARE COMPONENTS
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WHAT DID WE USED?
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RELEASE MECHANISM
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HARDWARE COMPONENTS
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SOFTWARE
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SOFTWARE
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Mobilerequest
ServerPython script
Upload mission
Drone take off
PROCESS
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OBSTACLES
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OBSTACLES
• Iris controller pairing
• GPS
• Wind
• Telemetry connection
• Interferences
• Current from Pixhawk for solenoid
• Control all drones with the same antenna
• Calibration
• Assemble Steve from spare parts20
TEST VIDEO
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RESULT
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FINAL RESULT
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CRESCENDO
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FUTURE SCOPE
• Antenna tracker to control all drones from one Antenna
• Steve compensation problem (calibration + Pixhawk update)
• Landing precision with infrared
• Fleet of Drones
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MINIMUM DRONE COST
• Pixhawk: $100
• Battery: $20
• Telemetry: $22
• Power Board: $3
• GPS: $50
• Motors (x4): $34
• Body printed by inbox 3d: $20
Total : $249 26
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
• Discovered a new culture and language
• Managed a team that speaks a different language
• Developed Python skills
• Used electrical engineering skills
• Discovered a new industry
• Met great people!
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“I Never think of the future, it comes soon enough”Albert Einstein
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THANK YOU !
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