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Autonomous Drone-Based Sensor Package Deployment To The Underside Of Structures, Sabrina Rose Carroll
Autonomous Drone-Based Sensor Package Deployment To The Underside Of Structures, Sabrina Rose Carroll
Theses and Dissertations
The objective of this project is to design, develop and experimentally test an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS, commonly known as a drone) for the deployment of sensor packages to the underside of structures. This work begins with an in-depth review of existing automation techniques for various drone applications focusing on applications requiring interaction with the environment. Further reviewed is the impact of structures above the UAS during flight on the behavior of the aircraft.
Considering these topics, the development of a custom drone is presented to address the difficulties of delivering a package to the underside of a structure. Starting …