“Mini Surveillance Quad-copter”

Abstract

Conventional drones are not only large in size but also heavy and high-priced. We aim to develop a small
quadcopter, with fewer payloads which is not only cheap but also can be used for short time surveillance with features like
obstacle detection and failure resistance. Our aspiration is to design a light weight, mini sized quadcopter system for
surveillance purposes. We aim to attain obstacle avoidance apart from designing a safe landing mechanism during
emergency/ system failure to achieve better performance. We intend to accomplish the desired goals by integrating IR
sensors in our drone along with studying battery life versus flight time study for a fail-safe operation.