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Development of an Autonomous UAS for on Air Surveillance and Object Detection: A Real Execution

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Uninhabited Aerial System (UAS), or drones, are aircraft that could be remotely controlled and managed by a person or have varying techniques, like autopilot support, and even fully autonomous modes that do not require human intervention. In this paper, the drone can be remotely controlled and used for spying, among other things. The Pixhawk flight controller, combined with a transmitter and a receiver to transmit and receive radio signals for the drone’s remote control, makes up the brains of the drone. The main components of this system are accompanied by four propellers for flight. The use of an electronic speed controller (ESC) has been implemented to control and regulate the drone’s speed. Moreover, a lithium polymer battery has been used to power up the drone. As previously indicated, the installation of the ESP Camera module to this drone has been implemented, which will be utilized for live footage taken throughout its flight and to be able to relay that footage to the user. The footage is analyzed for image processing and identifying objects in the video using the latest You Only Look Once (YOLO) algorithm as surveillance is the primary function of this system.

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    Anubhav Singh, Khaushik Prakash, Praneet Ayush Manda & Deepika Rani Sona

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Singh, A., Prakash, K., Manda, P.A. et al. Development of an Autonomous UAS for on Air Surveillance and Object Detection: A Real Execution. J. Electr. Eng. Technol. 19, 723–737 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42835-023-01573-1

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