Paper Title
Autonomous Flight of a VTOL UAV on a Fixed/Permutable Path using Global Positioning System
Abstract
There are a number of places that require surveillance but is inaccessible to humans- active volcanoes, calamity
struck regions, terrorist sites and even borders of nations. In today’s world, it is easy to monitor such places constantly with
methods ranging from satellite imagery to drones. However, operation of such equipment involves spending labor and man
hours. Efficiency can be achieved by finding a way to survey it autonomously without the help of a human to pilot or monitor
the system. An autonomous flight system capable of assisting in military/intelligence/rescue/supplies will be a boon in
this scenario. In this project, we design a quad rotor capable of vertical take-off and landing that can be operated completely
autonomously by setting up waypoints to survey on a map. Upon instruction, the quad rotor is capable of flying autonomously
to the marked way points and returning back to the launch position without any human intervention.
Keywords - Autonomous, VTOL UAV, GPS, Quad Rotor, Flight Control System.