The Goal
The APD(Autonomous Photography Drone) plans to be an autonomous quadcopter capable of navigating to a real-estate property given and address and taking photographs while circling the property.
Who are we
The team consists of four engineers from three different disciplines:
- Evan Hope is a computer engineer developing the automation, computer vision, and application features of the project.
- William Apostolico is a mechanical engineer responsible for creating the testing mechanism for the drone and performing structural analysis on the drone body.
- Fabian Mestanza is an electrical engineer focused on control theory and ensuring the drone can perform stable flight.
- Alex Bolen is an electrical engineer focused on the power system of the drone, as well as contributing to the development of the drones control system code.
Advisors
- Ambrose Adegbege is an associate professor for the department of electrical and computer engineering at TCNJ. Dr. Adegbege research interests include: constrained control, robust control, antiwindup design, and control optimization.
- Mohammed Alabsi is an assistant professor for the department of mechanical engineering at TCNJ. Dr. Alabsi research intrests include: machine learning, adaptive and fault tolerant control, smart manufacturing, machine health monitoring, mechatronics.
Stay tuned for more posts about the challenges we face and solutions we find during development of the APD!