Design and performance analysis of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to deliver aid to the remote area (original) (raw)

2017, International Conference on Mechanical, Industrial and Material Engineering

The Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle is playing an increasingly significant role in modern military and civil arena. The list of potential uses is now rapidly expanding to encompass a broad range of other activities, including aerial photography, surveying land and crops, communications and broadcast, monitoring forest fires and environmental conditions, and protecting critical infrastructures. An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle named 'Mohapotongo' has been designed with the capability of carrying medical aid to remote areas. The Mohapotongo is an advanced, durable, lightweight aircraft designed to carry 700gm of payload covering a range of 20km.Via the autonomous system in Mohapotongo, it can gain information about the environment, work for an extended period without human intervention, move either all or part of itself throughout its operating environment without human assistance and its building structure enable it to carry easily. The Mohapotongo is a canard configured aircraft with the capability of hand-launch or pod launch and is incorporated into the battery powered the electric motor. The overall design process has been done using system engineering process. This paper presents the design methodology, performance analysis, and manufacturing process of the UAV Mohapotongo.

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