Weapon mounted drone

Abstract

This report presents a method for development of a Quadcopter with a Weapon Mounting Assembly. The project is a better solution not only for monitoring but also for engaging targets and disrupting enemy formations. Its unique characteristics like high operational speed, more stability and target acquisition will allow our troops to surprise the enemy beforehand. The proposed Quadcopter would be capable of the vertical take-off and landing feature like a rotary wing aircraft and the four propellers design provides more stability and high maneuvering capability during the target engaging process. The thesis focuses on the development of a Quadcopter with a Weapon Mounting Mechanism which is to be used in the challenge. There are two main goals with the thesis. The first goal was to create a computer model of a Quadcopter with a Weapon Mounting Mechanism to be used in a simulation software called SolidWorks. The second goal was to use the results from the simulation to build a real Quadcopter with a Weapon Mounting Mechanism which can be used in the field. The Quadcopter construction was based on own designs and all fabrication of parts for the Weapon Mounting Mechanism was done using SolidWorks and 3D printers.