DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A DELIVERY DRONE

By

UKO, ELIZABETH
18/46155/UE

and

UGWUOZOR, SIMEON ONYEDIKACHI

18/46132/UE

JANUARY 2024
 DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF A SOLAR-POWERED
POUNDING MACHINE

By

UKO, ELIZABETH
18/46155/UE

and

UGWUOZOR, SIMEON ONYEDIKACHI

18/46132/UE

Project Submitted to the Department of Mechanical Engineering In Partial Fulfillment for

the Award of B.Eng Mechanical Engineering, Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University,
Makurdi.

JANUARY 2024

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 DECLARATION

I declare that the work presented in this project is original and has not been submitted to any

University or similar Institution for any award of degree or certificate.

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 CERTIFICATION

We the undersigned certify that this project presented by Uko Elizabeth 18/46155/UE and

Ugwuozor, Simeon Onyedikachi 18/46132/UE to the Department of Mechanical Engineering be

accepted as fulfilling part requirements for the award of B. Eng. in Mechanical Engineering.

22/01/2024
Engr. Dr. Ipilakyaa T.D. …………………………….
Project Supervisor Signature/Date

Engr. Prof. Aondoyila Kuhe …………………………….

Head of Department Signature/Date

Engr. ………………………. …………………………….

External Examiner Signature/Date

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 DEDICATION

This project work is specially dedicated to God Almighty, for His protection, wisdom, provision,

and guidance throughout the period of my studies. My parents Prof and Mrs Uko for their

unending support throughout this program, to my siblings thank you for your support, to my

friends and my supervisor thank you and God bless you.

To my favorite person Effy, thank you for always and for being a constant in my life God bless

you.

This project work is specially dedicated to the Almighty God of the universe, for his projection

and guidance over my life throughout the period of my studies. And to my late mother, and my

father, Mr Christopher Ugwuozor, to my siblings, my supervisor and who gave me their

maximum support financially and otherwise. To my friends, especially Uko Elizabeth for her

support.

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

My sincere gratitude goes to the Almighty God, the Author and Giver of life, His mercies over

my life.

My profound gratitude goes to my HOD, Engr. Prof. Aondoyila Kuhe, of the Department of

Mechanical Engineering, for his unwavering support and encouragement throughout the work.

Without him and his priceless generosity and his understanding, it would have been so hard on

me completing this wonderful piece of work.

Also, to my supervisor, Engr. Dr Ikpilakya, for his support, guidance and words of

encouragement towards this project. May God continue to bless and guide him throughout his

stay on earth.

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION iii

CERTIFICATION iv

DEDICATION v

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT vi

TABLE OF CONTENTS vii

LIST OF TABLES xi

LIST OF FIGURES xii

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ABSTRACT xiii

1.0 INTRODUCTION Error! Bookmark not defined.

1.1 Background of the Study

1.2 Problem Statement

1.3 Objectives of the Work

1.4 Significance of the Work

1.5 Scope of the Work

2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1 Background Information

2.1.1 Vehicle Selection

2.2 components Selection

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2.3 Arduino Microcontroller

2.4 Power

3.0 MATERIALS AND METHODS

3.1 Materials

3.2 Method for Design and Construction

3.2.1 Proposed design

3.2.2 Components Selection

3.2.3 Materials Selection and Costing

3.2.4 Sensors

3.2.5 Global Positioning System (GPS)

3.2.6 Battery

3.2.7 Electronic Speed Controller (ESC)

3.2.8 Autopilot

3.3 Design Calculations

3.3.1 Balance and Stabilization Design

3.3.2 Altitude Determination

3.3.3 Obstacle Detection and Avoidance

3.3.4 General Control Strategy

3.4 Construction of Components

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3.4.1 Airframe

3.4.2 Propellers

3.4.3 An Electric Motor

3.4.4 A Flight Controller

3.4.5 A Global Positioning System (GPS)

3.4.6 A Battery

3.5 Assembly of Components/Machines

3.5.1 Choosing the right component

3.5.2 Assembling and Mounting the Components

3.5.3 Connecting Electrical Components and Configuring the flight Controller

3.5.4 Calibrating the Sensors and testing the flight controller

3.5.5 Testing the Drone before flying

3.5.6 Performing Regular Maintenance

3.6 Testing of the Machine

3.6.1 Power up the Drone

3.6.2 Calibrate the sensors

3.6.3 Verify the flight controller

3.6.4 Testing the takeoff, hover, and landing

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3.6.5 Test Flight

4.0 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

4.1 Results

4.1.1 Flight time calculations

4.2 Discussions

5.0 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

5.1 Conclusion

5.2 Recommendations

REFERENCES

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 LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: COMPONENTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A DELIVERY DRONE

Table 2: MACHINES AND EQUIPMENTS

Table 3: LOAD AGAINST FLIGHT TIME

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 LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1: Constructed Delivery Drone Error! Bookmark not defined.

Figure 2: Airframe

Figure 3: Drone Charger

Figure 4: Flight Controller

Figure 5: Propellers

Figure 6: Electronic Speed Controller (ESC)

Figure 7: Landing Gear

Figure 8: Flight Controller

Figure 9: Battery

Figure 10: Remote Controller

Figure 11: Electric Motor

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 ABSTRACT
At present, delivery system should be fast and efficient in various fields like medical, foods,

package deliveries etc. Traditional method for delivery is slow and inefficient in last mile

delivery. So, introducing drones in last mile delivery makes faster and more efficient. This paper

represents Quadcopter as a low weight and low-cost autonomous flight capable of delivering

parcel. This quadcopter drone is capability of delivering parcel ordered and coming back to the

starting point. The promising result of this method enables future research on using quadcopter

for delivering parcel.

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