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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. | 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 | | ||
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| ==== Existing technology and software ==== | ==== Existing technology and software ==== | ||
