Abstract
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are remotely piloted aircraft with a range of varying applications. Though early adoption of UAVs focused on military applications, surveillance, photography, and agricultural applications are presently on the rise. This work aims to ascertain how UAVs may be employed to elicit deceased transportation times, increased power efficiency, and improved safety. Resulting in optimized end point delivery. A combination of tools and techniques, involving a mathematical model, UAV simulations, redundant control systems, and custom designed electrical and mechanical components were used towards reaching the goal of a 10-kilogram maximum payload delivered 10 miles under 30 minutes. Two UAV prototypes were developed, the second of which (V2) showed promising results. Velocities achieved in V2, in combination with a versatile payload connector and proper networking, allowed for 5-10 mile deliveries of goods less than 8-kilograms to be achieved within a metropolis faster than the 30-minute benchmark.
Advisor
Vincent Winstead
Committee Member
Han-way Huang
Committee Member
Nannan He
Date of Degree
2017
Language
english
Document Type
Thesis
Degree
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Electrical and Computer Engineering and Technology
College
Science, Engineering and Technology
Recommended Citation
Gazal, F. (2017). Optimized Endpoint Delivery Via Unmanned Aerial Vehicles [Master’s thesis, Minnesota State University, Mankato]. Cornerstone: A Collection of Scholarly and Creative Works for Minnesota State University, Mankato. https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/etds/710/
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