LiDAR drone design, weight reduction, and optimization
Akpata, Precious (2024)
Akpata, Precious
2024
Julkaisun pysyvä osoite on
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2024112931505
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2024112931505
Tiivistelmä
The aim of this study was to investigate the feasibility of optimizing the performance of an unmanned aerial vehicle. The mission profile of the vehicle was aerial mapping using a LiDAR sensor. Drones, with the same or similar mission requirements, available in the marketplace were evaluated. The work done in the thesis used these marketplace drones as a benchmark. Further analyses, simulations, and selection criteria were used to arrive at a conclusion for the feasibility of producing a drone that exceeded the benchmarks set. It was found that manufacturing a LiDAR capable drone optimized for long duration flights, with low total weight, and cost was possible with the caveat of certain current limitations.