“An Autonomous UAV to aid in Security and Surveillance of Households and

Military”

A
Project Synopsis
Submitted
in fulfilment
for the award of the degree of
Bachelor of Technology
in Department of Computer Science & Engineering

Guided By: Submitted By

Mr. Shadab Ali Falguni Singh Tak
Asstt.Prof. Roll No.-15EIACS013
Department of CSE Tapish Khandelwal
IET Alwar Roll No-15EIACS055
Piyush Sharma
Roll No.-15EIACS033
Jitendra Shekhawat
Roll No.-15EIAEE039

Department of Computer Science & Engineering

Institute of Engineering & Technology, Alwar

Rajasthan Technical University, Kota (Rajasthan)
August, 2018
 Contents

1. Abstract 3
2. Motivation 3
3. Literature Review 4
4. Problem Statement 7
5. Problem Definition Objective 7
6. Problem Description 7
7. Methodology 8
8. Hardware/Software Requirement Table 8
9. Application & Significance 9
10. References 10

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 1. Abstract

The issue of security is paramount to our nation and its citizens, whether it be a
militant who attacks our armed forces or a mere thief who robs our houses. Therefore,
we intend to aid in the security of both our households and our soldiers by introducing
another line of security a UAV loaded with mechanisms to detect unidentified motion
and alert the soldiers or the house owner immediately so that a required action can be
taken. Whenever the motion sensor loaded on the UAV detects any motion or motion
sensors placed inside the house detects any motion, then modules with thermal
camera and normal camera will take pictures and another module with object
recognition will compare these images with images of predefined users, plus to have a
safe side an RFID tag will also be scanned if it’s unavailable then motion is
confirmed as unidentified. If the image modules can’t also find a match then also it is
an unidentified motion. Once an unidentified motion is confirmed then UAV will
automatically fly to the source of motion and turn on lights if indoors and live telecast
the event to users. There is an additional module which will protect the UAV from
projectiles and obstacles based on image recognition.
2. Motivation
• 75 Jawans killed in Chhattisgarh Naxal Attack.
• Suspected Maoist rebels kill 24 soldiers in India
• Chhattisgarh: 55 killed in Naxal Bloodbath
• People killed: Naxal Violence claims 12,000 lives in 20 years
We the people of our nation are indebted to this country and the sons it produces
every year who vow to protect us. Our soldiers are the first line of defense not just
from outside disturbances but also from our internal rebels. We cannot just return
their debt but with this project, I see a hope to be of use to them. If Jatayu can save
even a single life the moment of proudness is enough a motivation.
Another aspect of choosing the project was increasing rate of theft, today the
technology is growing faster than us, so we should also be that much faster to adopt
changes in the society as well in our self, you need to change your level of thoughts
and be much more creative and advance, so keeping that in mind we have thought of
this project that will help the society to be a much safer place by adding a line of
defence to your houses.

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 3. Literature Review

Reference Pros Cons

Imetomi wrote an article Autonomous flight, Object Unable to recognize in

on Instructables [2] on how Recognition, Live dark areas, unable to
to make Intelligent Fully streaming detect motion, Unable to
Automatic Drone. In which detect motion behind
he mentioned how to object using heat sensors.
integrate object recognition
and autonomous flight. He
builds this project to save
lives of to save lives of
people who met the
accident in jungles and
mountains.

Yiwen Luo, Meng Joo Er, Indoor navigation, Not fully autonomous,
et al. [5], presented an optimized performance, requires light for semi-
approach to develop an semi-autonomous. autonomous flight.
intelligent control and
navigation system of an
indoor quad-copter. It
documents developing a
stabilized flying control
system with low cost
components such as the
budget friendly Raspberry
Pi computer including
traditional PID controller,
and electronic speed
controller developed to
provide the basic platform
for the quad-copter. PID

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tuning is utilized to
optimize the overall
performance. Also, RGB
and depth cameras and
other sensors are deployed
to enable remote semi-
autonomous control.

Prabhjot Singh Sandhu [8], Live video transmission, Unable to 3D visualize

presents a method for the explosive detonation,
development of low cost, detects changes made in an
reliable, accurate area.
intelligence, surveillance
and reconnaissance
technology (ISR). The live
video transmission can be
utilized to generate a 2D
map of the area using
MATLAB, overlaying two
maps made at different
times which can be useful
to trace changes that have
taken place in the area. The
developed platform can
further be used as a low
cost alternative to carry out
explosive detonation of
army targets with very high
level of precision.

Gordon Ononiwu, Arinze Live streaming, Laptop dependency.

Okoye, et al. [6], this paper reconnaissance.
presents the design and
implementation of an aerial

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surveillance quadcopter for
search and rescue
applications. The first
phase of the paper
considered modelling of
the quadcopter while the
second phase involved
system implementation and
simulation. It results in
surveillance and
reconnaissance quadcopter
which can take the
photographs from
environment captured
through the aid of the on
board mounted camera
while live streaming with
the help of laptop during
flight.
Nun Thiang, et al. [7], this
Tracks moving objects. Dependency on camera
paper presents a simple and
only.
effective vision algorithm
designed by using color
object tracking method to
track the moving objects
based on an on-board
cameras. The vision tracker
also supports the position
error between the drone
and the object in real time
in order to control the
drone. The information
obtained from vision

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algorithm is used to control
roll angle and pitch angle
of the drone in the case
using bottom camera, and
to control altitude and the
yaw angle of the drone
when the front camera is
used as vision sensor.

4. Problem statement

Jatayu - An Autonomous UAV to aid in Security and Surveillance of Households and

Military

Problem Definition – Our life is a sum of versatile events, some affect our lives in a
positive way while the others make a negative impact in our lives. What if such
negative events can be prevented to an extent, well we present such an idea to you.
Jatayu is an unmanned aerial vehicle capable of detecting unwanted motion inside
your house and alerting you of such an event in your absence by live streaming the
event on your mobile device, it can also detect hidden Naxalites when an army squad
is on patrol in a forest. This is achieved by a unique combination of specific hardware
integrated with the high-end software.

5. Objective

Jatayu is designed to tackle the issue of home theft and save the lives of our army
personnel. With the unique capability of detecting motion in the dark as well as forest
and identifying whether the motion is of a registered person or an unidentified being.
It can also trigger alarms, switch on lights, live stream this unwanted event and even
follow this thief or Naxalite to a specified distance.

Project Category – This project falls is a practical implementation of embedded

systems under the category of security and surveillance.

Process Description – Jatayu comes with an integrated module of thermal camera

and motion detectors and it is placed in a centralized location from where it can cover

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most of the visual entrances of the house. If a burglar attempts to break in from an
entrance even at night then the thermal camera will capture the heat signature of a
person in motion that is identified by an objection recognition module and a RFID
sensor checks whether this motion if of a registered being or not simultaneously the
motion detector will detect this motion and verify the RFID tag constraint if it is not
available or unmatched then the quadcopter will fly to the origin of this motion turn
on lights and starts live streaming to your device if the burglars try to escape so it will
follow them till a fixed range avoiding all obstacles with the help of ultrasonic
sensors and object recognition.

6. Methodology

The initial step would be to assemble a chassis (frame) where raspberry pi and flight
controller, the main components would be mounted. LIPO battery will be used as they
have the best ratio of weight to power. Motors would be used to spin the propellers.
Using accelerometer and gyroscope, Electronic Speed Controller (ESC) unit will
control the four motors and provide stability to the quad-copter. Remote Controller
(RC) will provide input to the Quad-copter. Ultrasonic sensors will be used to
measure distance from objects. RFID tags will be used to identify individuals
supporting the camera mounted under the frame for object recognition.The PIR
sensors will be used to detect motion.

7. Hardware /Software Requirement Table

Hardware/Software Hardware/ Estimated

S.No. Quantity/version
required software cost
1. Quadcopter Dji 450 frame H 1 850/-
2. Electronic speed controller H 4 1800
Brushless DC motor’s
3. H 4 2000
(1000 kv)
Flysky Transmitter and
4. H 1 4000
Reciever
5. KK-CC3D Flight Controller H 1 1300
6. Propellors H 4 340
7. 4500 MAh Lipo Battery H 1 4550

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 HC – SR04 UltraSonic
8. H 4 230
sensor
Xcluma Hc Sr501 Hc-Sr501
9. Ir Pir H 1 300
Motion Sensor
10. Raspberry Pi 3B+ H 1 3350
11. ESP8266 for smart lights H 1 400
12. Wireless FTP Camera H 1 2200
13. Battery charger H 1 1700
14. Other cost 5000
LibrePilot for basic flight
15. S 16.09 -
code
Raspbian OS for Rasberry
16. S 4.14 -
Pi
Python 3.x for module like
17. S 3.0 -
object recognition
Estimated Total Cost 23,470

8. Application and Significance

 Jatayu can be used to prevent theft of your valuable belongings and the sum of
your entire life by detecting motion of unregistered beings in your house and
live stream the entire event so that you can inform the police about these
thief’s and
 it can also follow these thief’s to pre-specified distance to by the time police
reach your home they can be directed toward these escaped thief’s.
 Another application of Jatayu is in military where it can be used to save the
lives of army personnel on patrol in the forest areas where it can find any
hidden naxalite in on army personnel’s route.

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 9. References

[1] Topic: How quadcopters work and fly: An intro to multirotors

URL: http://www.droneybee.com/how-quadcopters-work/
Accessed on: 17th July 2018
[2] Topic: Ultimate DIY guide to Quadcopters
URL: https://www.instructables.com/id/The-Ultimate-DIY-Guide-to-
Quadcopters/
Accessed on: 22nd July 2018
[3] Topic: Start programming on raspberry pi with python
URL:
https://googleweblight.com/i?u=https://opensourceforu.com/2016/10/p
rogramming-raspberry-pi- with-python/&hl=en-IN
Accessed on: 22nd July 2018
[4] Topic: DIY smart follow me drone with camera
URL:https://wwwinstructablescom.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.instru
ctables.com/id/UltimateIntelligentFullyAutomaticDroneRobot?amppa
ge=true&ampisv=0.1&usqp=mq331AQCCAE=#referrer=https://www
https://wwwiv=0.1&usqp=mq331AQCCAE=#referrer=https://www.go
ogle.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s
Accessed on: 31st July 2018
[5] Yiwen Luo, Meng Joo Er, et al., “Intelligent Control and Navigation of
an Indoor Quad-copter”, IEEE, 2014, 1700- 1705.
[6] Gordon Ononiwu, Arinze Okoye, et al., “Design and Implementation
of a Real Time Wireless Quadcopter for Rescue Operations”,
American Journal of Engineering Research, 5(9), 2016, 130-138.
[7] It Nun Thiang, Dr.LuMaw, Hla Myo Tun, “Vision-Based Object
Tracking Algorithm With AR. Drone”, INTERNATIONAL
JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC & TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH, 5(6),
2016, 135-139.
[8] Prabhjot Singh Sandhu, “DEVELOPMENT OF ISR FOR
QUADCOPTER”, International Journal of Research in Engineering
and Technology, 03(4), 2014, 181-189

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 Group Members

S.No. Name Contact No. Father’s Contact No.

1. Falguni Singh Tak 8114403733 9829230367

2. Tapish Khandelwal 9660670254 9875009802

3. Piyush Sharma 9587480097 9828774937

4.. Jitendra Shekhawat 8823966569 6362256954

Mr.Shadab Ali
Asstt.Prof.
Deptt of CSE
IET Alwar

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