UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE

GUIDED BY
Dr. K. PORKUMARAN, M.E., Ph.D.,

PROJECT MEMBERS
N. ANANDSHANKAR (71903107005)
R. PRADEEP KUMAR (71903107036)
R. RAM SUNDAR (71903107041)
K. SADASIVAM (71903107043)
 Aim of the Project

To perform aerial reconnaissance

To receive direction signals wirelessly from a PC
To use a microcontroller to control its motor speed
To interface hardware with its software
To capture the image using a camera
 Scope of the Project

Object detection in Hazardous Areas

Military Reconnaissance
Land Measurements
Search operations in Inaccessible areas
Aerial Surveillance
Transporting of small equipment
Block Diagram of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
Quad Rotor
 Power Supply

 230V to 12-0-12V 4Amps Step down transformer for

driving the motors.
 230V to 0-9V and 15-0-15V transformer.
 9V is converted to 5V using IC7805 for driving
various boards.
 +15V is converted to +12V using IC7812 and IC7912
to supply power for Op-Amp.
 Transmitting Side

 Personal Computer
• To Control movement and direction
• To View the captured images on the screen
• PC is interactive and user friendly
 FSK Modulation with RF Transmitter
Front Panel of PC
FSK Modulation with RF Transmitter
 Receiving Side

 FSK Demodulation with RF Receiver

 PIC Microcontroller 16F877A
 Decoder (74LS138) and Latch (74LS273)
 DAC (0800)
 SCR Control Circuit
 Brushless DC Motor and CMOS Camera
 PIC Microcontroller 16F877

 PIC is Peripheral Interface Controller introduced by

Microchip Technology
 Harvard Architecture: Separate Data and Address
lines
 Reduced Instruction Set Computing (RISC) CPU
comprising of 35 instructions
 16F877 is a Higher End Microcontroller of 40 pins,
Higher Memory capability
Flow Chart
 A

Up Direction
IS DAC 1 =DAC 2 NO
=DAC 3 = DAC 4 = 0 X

YES

DAC 1 += 20 DAC 2 += 20
DAC 3 += 20 DAC 4 += 20

DELAY 1000 ms

IS DAC 1 =DAC 2
=DAC 3 = DAC 4 = 220

NO

YES
DELAY 1000 ms

DAC 1 - = 20; DAC 2 - = 20

DAC 3 - = 20; DAC 4 - = 20

X
Lateral
Movements
Decoder 74LS138
Designed specifically for high speed:
 Memory decoders
 Data transmission systems

Latch 74LS273
 Latch is a temporary storage device
 Consists 8 D type Flipflops
 Latch is selected using the Decoder
Decoder Latch Interfacing
 Digital to Analog Converter
Converts binary to voltage or current
Working Principle : R-2R Ladder Logic
 Silicon Controlled Rectifier

 4 layer 3 junction p-n-p-n semiconductor switching

device
 Drives the 4 motors, each individually
 Power diodes act as freewheeling diodes
 Higher current rating
SCR Control Circuit
 Brushless DC Motor

 12 V DC Motor
 Brushless, more efficient
 14.1 K rpm (Max)
 Long shaft provides more torque
 Power – 103 watt
 Current rating – 8A
 Wireless Camera

Specifications
 Min Illumination : 3 LUX
 Power Supply : DC +6 V to +12 V
 Output Frequency : 900 to 1200 MHz
 Image Pickup : ¼ inch CMOS
 Conclusion

 Quad Rotor is designed

 Controlled using PC
 Image is viewed on PC
 Cost efficient UAV
 Future Scope of the Project

 The stability of the vehicle can be increased by using

gyroscope.
 The flying height can be increased by using higher
speed motors.
 More safe and versatile than manned aircrafts.
 Use in the both military and commercial purposes.
 Government funding towards UAVs
Project Setup Image
 References

[1] Paul Pounds, Robert Mahony, Joel Gresham, “Towards

Dynamically Favorable Quad-Rotor Aerial Robots”,
Proceedings of the Australasian Conference on Robotics
and Automation, Canberra, Australia, December 2004.
[2] Roy D. Choudhury, Shail B. Jain, “Linear Integrated
Circuits”, New Age International Pvt. Ltd., 2nd Edition,
New Delhi, 2001.
[3] http://www.datasheets.co.uk/datasheets/controllers/
pdf/16F8xx.pdf
[4] http://www.irctt.com/pdf_files/laddernetworks.pdf
[5] http://www.kilowattclassroom.com/archive/scrarticle. pdf
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