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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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