sdmay19-43 • UAV Assisted Energy Delivery

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Senior Design Team sdmay19-43 • UAV Assisted Energy Delivery

Problem Statement

At the current pace of technological advancement, more and more devices are requiring more energy to operate. Unfortunately, batteries and other energy supplying technology aren’t advancing as rapidly. There’s even the issue of a device might not even be connected to the power grid, which can be quite costly to connect. The goal of our team is to solve this energy problem, and UAVs or drones are an excellent solution.

Our Solution

The basic idea is for a network of drones to deliver energy to these remote devices. Our plan is to acquire a drone which we can customize and reprogram for automated flight. This drone will need to be able to fly from one location to another, assuming no obstacles, land safely, deliver lasting energy to an electronic device, and return home. This project will also require the design of a charging station for the drone, as well as a method for the drone to dock with a device in order to supply energy.