Enhancement of UAV Performance Through Xbee Based Telemetry System Design

Abstract

The popularity of unmanned aerial vehicles is increased with advancing technology, usage of sensors and advanced control systems have made them more progressive and less expensive. Wireless Communication is the fastest growing and most vibrant technological areas of transmitting information from one point to other, without using any physical medium. Real-time data monitoring and analysis of the flight parameters can enhance the performance and the data is logged for further scrutiny of the aerial vehicle. In this pursuit, a telemetry system design for a Unmanned Aerial Vehicle is discussed in this paper with 915MHz XBee Pro S3B modules for a data communication from on-board to the ground station. The telemetry system is tested in actual flight, and the reliability and feasibility are evaluated. It has been found that the proposed design can enhance UAV performance.