1. Team 3
Ashwin Shankar
Upsham Dawra
Samit Sura
Joe Katz

2. Abstract
Portable low-cost aerial drone that can be used for reconnaissance
Relay real-time video and data, like location, heading, battery life
Take high-resolution pictures of the ground in flight
Store photos and some flight data in non-volatile memory, á la “blackbox” system.
Control drone manually via a control unit

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4. Commercial Products – Robota Triton UAV
Wingspan-58 in.
Length – 37 in.
Payload Bay 4.5 x 3 x 2.5 in.
Price ~ $9000
Video Transmission Module
Telemetry Equipment

5. Packaging Overview Chosen Plane-Apprentice 15e Wingspan – 53 in
Length – 37 in
Payload Bay Area-4.5 x 3 x 2.5 in.
Estimated Price - $1000
53 in
37 in

6. Packaging Requirements
PCB and Video Transmitter module have to fit inside the payload bay area
Maximum PCB size permissable is 6.69” x 3”
The video transmitter module will need to be ventilated
The landing gear bay will carry the camera and the Xbee module
PCB
7.5 in
Video Transmitter Module
2.87 in
Xbee
Transmitter
Camera
3 in
1 in
1.6 in
10.5 in

7. Preliminary PCB Footprint
2.5” x 4” PCB
XBee module placed outside the PCB
GPS Module
IMU(0.16” x 0.16”) 1”
Compass(0.35” x 0.35”)
XBee and Camera Header (UART) 1” 1”
Servos Header
Microcontroller 1”
5 V regulator
1.5”
SD Card Slot
Battery Header
1.3”
3.3 V regulator