P15230: Autonomous Quadcopter

Andrew Asante James MussiAlyssa Colyette Philip TifoneEvan Glenn Peter Webster

The Team

Member Role Team Role

Andrew Asante Electrical Engineer Scribe

Alyssa Colyette Computer Engineer Site Admin

Evan Glenn Electrical Engineer Site Admin

James Mussi Mechanical Engineer Facilitator

Philip Tifone Electrical Engineer Team Leader

Peter Webster Mechanical Engineer Systems Integration

Agenda● Project Overview● Problem Statement● Stakeholders● Use Scenarios● Benchmarked Systems● Customer Requirements● Engineering Requirements● Potential Complications/Risks● Project Plan Draft

Project Overview

Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) are gaining popularity and demand in the commercial sector and for personal use. There is increasing demand for a UAS in areas such as delivery, thermal scanning, and mapping in areas which are time consuming, difficult, or unsafe for a tradition piloted aircraft. For example, Amazon has announced plans for creating a UAS delivery method for their products.

In the trend of UAS popularity, FAA regulations for hobby and commercial grade UAS need to be updated. More research on such systems is required especially in the object avoidance and collision detection domain to maintain a safe environment for the general public’s safety.

Problem StatementCurrent State ● Autonomous quadcopter using AR Drone 2.0 that backs away from obstacles.

Desired State● The quadcopter platform should contain a suite of sensors for object avoidance

and data collection available for all season consumer use in a range of outdoor environments.

Goals➢ Develop platform with Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) components➢ Platform has integrate object detection and some collision ➢ Platform is brought into costumer launch phase for AirsharkConstraints➢ Budget funding➢ Government defined constraints➢ Technical feasibility

Stakeholders

• End Users• Surveyors• Film/Photography• Hobbyists

• Public• Objects within Flight Environment• Those Involved With Senior Design

• MSD Team• Rochester Institute of Technology• Airshark

Use Case Scenarios

Use Case Scenarios

Use Case Scenarios

Use Case Scenarios

Benchmarked Systems

Customer Requirements

Engineering Requirements

House of Quality

Key Engineering Reqs.*Rated from highest weightto lowest

1. S10 Weather Resistance

2. S12 Imaging & Sensors

3. S9 Dust/Freefall (Rugged)

4. S15 360 sensor detection

5. S21 Max altitude/flight env.

Risk AssessmentID Risk Item Effect Cause Likelihood Severity Importance Action to Minimize Risk Owner

1 USA GPS Network Dies

Craft Loses the ability to Geo locate

Network Failure 1 3 3 This is beyond our control

United States Government

2 Sensor Failure (Post Testing)

Craft loses ability to properly detect objects/flight attitude

Component failure due to moisture/dust/shock

2 2 4 Test all sensors / equipment for manufacture specs before assembly of craft

MSD Team

3 RC. Comms. Failure

Loose ability to communicate with craft

Someone else is using channels

1 2 1 Use a hardened commercial product

MSD Team

4 Frame Failure Falls out of sky Strike Damage / Fatigue

2 3 6 Replacement strike damage

User

5 Violates Restricted Airspace

Lose Craft Breaking airspace regulations

1 2 2 Don’t Break the Law User

6 UAS is Hacked Lose Craft People are Mean 1 3 3 Use a Hardened Product MSD Team

Risk Assessment (Cont)

7 Battery Dies Lose power Fly too Long 3 3 9 Use ‘Gas Gauging’ User

8 User Error Lose Craft User 3 3 9 Thorough Documentation User

9 Inclement Weather Lose Craft Mother Nature 2 3 6 Do not fly outside of craft/ user capabilities

User

10 Miss – Detection Object Collision / Lose Craft

Poor Detection/ Missed object

2 3 6 Limit craft speed to within detection limits

MSD Team

12 Poor Assumptions Ruined data / Lose craft

Decisions made on poor data

2 2 4 Obtain latest information available

User

13 Receiver interference

Lose Craft / data intercepted

Noise on the communication line

1 2 2 Use Hardened Commercial Product

MSD Team

ID Risk Item Effect Cause Likelihood Severity Importance Action to Minimize Risk Owner

Predicted Complications

FAA RegulationsLine of Sight Constraint for Hobbyist ClassificationFlight Restrictions on Campus Due to Airport Proximity

>1 Mile Communication RangeOutside FCC Compliance for Hobbyist RC Tx Power

Project Plan Draft

Questions?