DroneNet: The Quad Chronicles
DroneNet: The Quad Chronicles is a complex integrated project consisting of four main parts: an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a mobile UAV carrier, and two separate control terminals for both the mobile UAV carrier and the UAV. Dronenet was designed and built to have a myriad of real world applications. Some of the applications we had in mind while completing this project include: military intelligence, search and rescue assistance, commercial and residential delivery systems, computer vision integration, and surveillance.
The overall goal of the project is focused on extending the mission time of both the UAV carrier and the UAV itself. The downfall of relying on battery systems is the limited single use time of the system. Our UAV carrier incorporates a new regenerative charging system based on the design of a Bedini motor. The charging system will be able to take one Pb battery and use it to charge three Pb batteries that are used to drive the UAV carrier. With a UAV carrier now that can extend its range much further than before, we are able to utilize the battery life of the UAV. With this system the UAV no longer has to expend its little battery life trying to get to the location where it needs to carry out its task. Essentially, our system is similar to how the relationship between a Navy aircraft carrier and the jets onboard.
