Design Improvement of the Telescoping Mechanism for Air Quality Analysis Module Mounted on an Unmanned Aerial System.
Disciplines
Electro-Mechanical Systems
Abstract (300 words maximum)
The purpose of this project is to create a Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) for civil engineering applications. The UAV system performs inspections in locations where it is unsafe for in person inspections and utilizes sensors and analytic systems for this task. This project involves both a multi rotor flying system and payload and specifically involves improving the drone payload with an end goal of a fully retractable probe system. Components utilized for the payload system include stepper motors, stepper motor drivers, go pro cameras, Arduino nanos, and a telescoping probe. In this project the integration of this new payload code and controller board with the existing flight controller and code in one of the present challenges in this project. This project also involves the programming of various components and the improvement of the current telescoping mechanism and its various components to create a fully functional probe for inspections. The final product of this project is a fully extendable and retractable probe housed in the drones payload which can be controlled by a remote operator and can fully extend into a hole in the ground, gather air quality information using the probe/sensors, display that information on the on-board sensor and transmit a live video of this information to the ground station to be used in analysis and inspections.
Use of AI Disclaimer
no
Academic department under which the project should be listed
SPCEET – Mechanical Engineering
Primary Investigator (PI) Name
Dr. Adeel Khalid
Design Improvement of the Telescoping Mechanism for Air Quality Analysis Module Mounted on an Unmanned Aerial System.
The purpose of this project is to create a Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) for civil engineering applications. The UAV system performs inspections in locations where it is unsafe for in person inspections and utilizes sensors and analytic systems for this task. This project involves both a multi rotor flying system and payload and specifically involves improving the drone payload with an end goal of a fully retractable probe system. Components utilized for the payload system include stepper motors, stepper motor drivers, go pro cameras, Arduino nanos, and a telescoping probe. In this project the integration of this new payload code and controller board with the existing flight controller and code in one of the present challenges in this project. This project also involves the programming of various components and the improvement of the current telescoping mechanism and its various components to create a fully functional probe for inspections. The final product of this project is a fully extendable and retractable probe housed in the drones payload which can be controlled by a remote operator and can fully extend into a hole in the ground, gather air quality information using the probe/sensors, display that information on the on-board sensor and transmit a live video of this information to the ground station to be used in analysis and inspections.