A Systematic Design of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for Surveillance Applications

Abstract

In the past few years, the demand for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, more commonly known as drones, has increased exponentially. This is mostly because they have huge applications in various areas like mapping, surveillance, payload delivery, aerial photography, wildlife surveillance, etc. VTOL, or Vertical Takeoff and Landing is a concept in which an aircraft or a UAV takes off and lands vertically. This concept has its own advantages over traditional fixed wing takeoff and landing systems. It does not require a large strip of land for takeoff, and the required lift can be generated from the thrust produced by the motors. It also enables a better and smoother landing than conventional fixed-wing systems. This paper presents a design for a quadcopter UAV system which can be used for surveillance in various disciplines. A unique concept of a hybrid frame has been introduced. This largely improves the stability and reduces vibrations to a great extent. Surveillance is carried out using Python, which detects objects using OpenCV and the YOLO algorithm