VISHNU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

(AUTONOMOUS)
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

TITLE OF THE PROJECT

MICRO DRONE WITH PROXIMITY
SENSING

TEAM MEMBERS
UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF 20PA1A0350(K.MAHESH),
Mr. D. VAMSEE KRISHNA 21PA5A0312(G.CHANDRA VENKAT),
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR 20PA1A0339(SURYA),
20PA1A0335(PAVANI).
 ABSTRACT
     To make a Micro drone with LIDAR sensor.
   It is used to identify any obstacles in front
of it. The user is constantly alerted about 
  the proximity by modifying the LED and
   BUZZER frequency as per proximity . So
   Drone can be controlled accordingly to 
   Avoid collision. 
    The main reason of using a micro
drone instead of normal drone is that it is
more portable and light weight. Also, it can fly
in dense areas and narrow area with ease.

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Main  Components
 Arduino Pro Mini
 F3 EVO Controller
 LIDAR module
 Drone motors
 Drone Propellers
 Drone Body
 PCB board
 Battery
 Connectors
 Screws and Fittings
 Electrical & Wirings
 Buttons  & switches
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 Buzzer & LED 
ARDUINO PRO
MINI 
• THE ARDUINO PRO MINI IS A
MICROCONTROLLER BOARD BASED ON
THE ATMEGA328P.

• IT HAS 14 DIGITAL INPUT/OUTPUT PINS

(OF WHICH 6 CAN BE USED AS PWM
OUTPUTS), 6 ANALOG INPUTS, AN ON-
BOARD RESONATOR, A RESET BUTTON,
AND HOLES FOR MOUNTING PIN
HEADERS. A SIX PIN HEADER CAN BE
CONNECTED TO AN FTDI CABLE OR
SPARKFUN BREAKOUT BOARD TO
PROVIDE USB POWER AND
COMMUNICATION TO THE BOARD.

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 F3 EVO
CONTROLLER

•F3 EVO FLIGHT CONTROLLER GIVES YOU

ALL THE FEATURES IN SMALL SIZE AND IS
DESIGNED FOR MICRO SIZE QUADS WITH
BRUSHED MOTORS. DEDICATED OPEN
SOURCE CLEANFLIGHT SOFTWARE ENSURES
THAT YOU ARE ALWAYS UPDATED.
•IT SUPPORTS PPM, SBUS, DSM RECEIVER
INPUT SIGNALS
LIDAR MODULE

•LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING (LIDAR)

SENSORS USE LIGHT ENERGY, EMITTED
FROM A LASER, TO SCAN THE GROUND AND
MEASURE VARIABLE DISTANCES. THE END
RESULT IS A RICH SET OF ELEVATION DATA
THAT CAN BE USED TO PRODUCE HIGH-
RESOLUTION MAPS AND 3D MODELS OF
NATURAL AND MAN-MADE OBJECTS
DRONE MOTORS

• Brushed motors  are used in micro

drones. Because of their low cost and
compactness.
• In a brushed motor a centrally located
rotor  is surrounded by a stator that
is lined with a pair of magnets of
apposing polarity.
• The rotational moment of the rotor is
caused due to the contact of
brushes of the rotors commutator with
a current supply. 

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DRONE BODY REMOTE CONTROLLER

By using the radio signals ,

•Today almost all drone bodies
A flight remote will control
are made up of carbon fiber
composites. The movement of drone.
•The most important material
property for the frame
is strength.

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BATTERY
This is the battery that is used for
the micro drone. It has a capacity
of 550mah and 3.7VLi-ion battery.
PCB BOARD
A drone power distribution board
(PDB) is simply a printed circuit board
(PCB) used to supply power from the
source to the various parts of a
drone. 
PLAN  OF  ACTION
Recognition of need :- As large drones cannot go through narrow areas . So
we thought micro drones can used in that place and we thought of making that.
Implementation:- So to make micro drone we are about to gather all the
required components .
Assembling and Testing :- After all required components are collected we
will commence the assembling of drone and testing it.
Finished product:- After the completion of required testing’s the drone is
ready to fly.
 TIME DURATION:- The time duration needed for this project is around 15 to 20
days.

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 Cost estimation
COMPONENTS AMOUNT
Arduino Pro Mini 399/-
F3 EVO Controller 1,399/-
LIDAR module 3,150/-
Drone motors 499/-
Drone Propellers 180/-
Drone Body 800/-
PCB board 100/-
Battery 330/-
Connector 400/-
Screws and Fittings 499/-
Electrical & Wirings 400/-
Buttons  & switches 120/-
Buzzer & LED  180/-
Remote controller 2,850/-
TOTAL 11,306/-
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