Design and Simulation of ABUDrone: A Flight Control Platform for Security Surveillance

Dundu Lawan Haruna, Zaharuddeen Haruna, Hassan Maharazu, Abubakar Umar, Ibrahim Sufiyanu, Abdurrazaq Yahya

Abstract


In recent years, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), particularly quadcopters, have gained significant attention from researchers worldwide due to their diverse applications in areas such as military surveillance, civilian monitoring, and disaster management. This project aims to design and simulate ABUDrone, a flight control platform tailored for security surveillance, addressing limitations in traditional surveillance methods, such as operator fatigue and delayed response times. A 3D physical model of ABUDrone was developed using Autodesk Tinkercad, designed as a lightweight quadcopter equipped with a high-precision camera for monitoring purposes. A Simulink model of the drone was created based on its mathematical dynamics, enabling effective control simulations. To enhance the project, a custom simulation environment, UAV3DSim, was designed using Simulink 3D Animation, modeling the Faculty of Engineering at Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, including departments such as Computer, Electrical, Civil, and Mechanical Engineering, as well as the Kainji and Wolfson lecture theaters. Simulation results highlight the potential of the ABUDrone model and the UAV3DSim simulation platform as innovative tools for technology-driven security surveillance.


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