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--- projects:autonomous_drones [2016/08/31 05:02]
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+++ projects:autonomous_drones [2016/09/02 02:26] (current)
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 The final goal of this project is to have a UAV that can operate without human intervention in monitoring deforestation in a relatively large area. To accomplish this, base stations are necessary where the drone can land, charge, receive commands, and shelter from bad weather. When commanded by a central management application, the drone will take off and independently fly to another charging station, while taking pictures. The charging stations need to be able to communicate between eachother and the drone to receive and send commands, which would be possible using a wireless mesh. A central controlling computer needs to be able to send commands to the drone and charging stations to plan the route of the drone, taking weather conditions, flight time and monitoring progress into account.
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+==== Risk assessment ====
+We can run various risks with the project that need to be addressed. The following are the most important risks and their mitigation.
+^ Risk ^Mitigation ^
+| Technical complexity of the project | Split the program into several phases and handle them one by one |
+| | Use as much existing open-source software and hardware |
+| Damage due to crash landing in the trees | Budget available for spare parts |
+|  | 3D printer available to create replacement parts |
+|  | Fly low over trees |
+|  | Test in low-risk area |
+| Drone lost due to crash | Beacon and antennas for locating the drone |
+| Water damage due to crash landing over water | Only fly over land |
 ==== Existing technology and software ====
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 === The UAV ===
-  * Be able to fly between base stations of a fixed, known location, in an area without obstructions above a minimum altitude
+  * Be able to fly over land only between base stations of a fixed, known location, in an area without obstructions above a minimum altitude
   * Land at the base stations accurately enough to allow wireless charging
   * Record photo or video data along the way
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 There is an irlock module available for precision landing. It is an IR sensor that centers the drone over a location. It is compatible with the dronecode/ardupilot suite of software. See http://ardupilot.org/copter/docs/precision-landing-with-irlock.html
-===== Project Deliverables =====
+===== Deliverables =====
-^ Milestone ^ Phase ^ Title                                                    ^ Due date ^
+^ Deliverable ^ Phase ^ Title                                                    ^ Due date ^
 | 1.        | 1 | Finalize current proposal                              | Sep 2016 |
 | 2.        | 1 | Get funding commitments                                | Okt 2016 |
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 | 13.       | 3 | Central management application can plan drone flight for multiple drones   |          |
-===== Work breakdown =====
-Milestones
-   - Finalize current proposal
-      * Finalize design requirements for first proposal
-      * Research combination of flight time, range and wireless signal strength on 2.4GHz (possibly with nrf24L+)
-      * Research accurate landing (laser, infrared, etc)
-      * Research drone controllers, IMU and GPS communication
-      * Research routing software (mission planning/operation)
-      * Research altitude navigation for landing and sensors
-      * Research flight duration
-      * Get a list of materials
-      * Finalize milestone list
-===== Materials =====
+===== Budget =====
+==== Materials ====
 ^ Item ^ Link ^ Qty ^ Price (USD) ^ Total ^
 | Drone platform | | 1 | 30 | 30 |
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 | Li(ion/po) Batteries 3500mAh | | 6 | 8 | 48 |
 | **Total** |  |  |  | **433** |
+==== Personnel costs ====
+^ Role ^ FTE (monthly?) rate ^ Number of days ^ Total ^
+| Research assistants      |  |  |  |
+| Researchers              |  |  |  |
+| Project manager          |  |  |  |
+| Consultant               |  |  |  |
+| Academic Program manager |  |  |  |
+===== Work breakdown =====
+Deliverables
+   - Finalize current proposal
+      * Finalize design requirements for first proposal
+      * Research combination of flight time, range and wireless signal strength on 2.4GHz (possibly with nrf24L+)
+      * Research accurate landing (laser, infrared, etc)
+      * Research drone controllers, IMU and GPS communication
+      * Research routing software (mission planning/operation)
+      * Research altitude navigation for landing and sensors
+      * Research flight duration
+      * Get a list of materials
+      * Finalize milestone list
 ===== Interesting links =====