UIQuad I: A Low-cost and Modular Surveillance Quadcopter

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IJMERR 2024 Vol.13(1): 11-17
DOI: 10.18178/ijmerr.13.1.11-17

Esther M. Aina 1, Damilola A. Baiyeroju 1, David A. Fadare 1, David E. Fadare2, Ayodeji Falana 1, Rasaq A. Kazeem 1,3 , Omolayo M. Ikumapayi 4,5,*, Temitayo S. Ogedengbe 6, Dorcas A. Fadare 7, Tien-Chien Jen 3, and Esther T. Akinlabi 8

1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Automation and Robotic Laboratory, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
2. The International School, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
3. Department of Mechanical Engineering Science, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park Campus, South Africa
4. Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, Afe Babalola University, Nigeria
5. Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Technology, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
6. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nile University of Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria
7. Department of Chemical Sciences, Anchor University, Lagos, Nigeria
8. Department of Mechanical and Construction Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Environment, Northumbria University, Newcastle, United Kingdom
Email: ikumapayi.omolayo@abuad.edu.ng (O.M.I.)
*Corresponding author

Manuscript received October 18, 2022; revised March 6, 2023; accepted May 16, 2023; published January 9, 2024.

Abstract—The paper presents the development of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) quadcopter, capable of both manual and autonomous flight modes, fitted with a camera to provide pictorial and video footage of any selected environment. The prototype of the quadcopter was built with an Ardupilot (APM) 2.8 flight controller which in-corporates a microcontroller in addition to an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU). In its autonomous mode, an open source Ardupilot Mission Planner software was used for the control of the quadcopter. Flight missions with a specified paths, altitudes and speeds were tested and stable flight operations with no human input were achieved. This surveillance quadcopter can be used as it is or scaled up or down to suit agricultural, humanitarian, government, and industrial applications.

Keywords—product design, surveillance, quadcopter, radio control, autonomous

Cite: Esther M. Aina, Damilola A. Baiyeroju, David A. Fadare, David E. Fadare, Ayodeji Falana, Rasaq A. Kazeem, Omolayo M. Ikumapayi, Temitayo S. Ogedengbe, Dorcas A. Fadare, Tien-Chien Jen, and Esther T. Akinlabi, "UIQuad I: A Low-cost and Modular Surveillance Quadcopter," International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics Research, Vol. 13, No. 1, pp. 11-17, 2024.

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