Design and fabrication of quad copter with rechargeable solar power source

In this paper we discuss a quad-copter system as an extremely maneuverable and versatile platform for many applications especially surveillance and aerial photography which can be used to monitor and survey important areas as well as areas which are normally very difficult to access or dangerous locations. We present our design of a quad-copter system employing an ardupilot mega 2.6 chip with an RF transmitter with several live control forms available as well as mission planner for autopilot control. At the end of our paper we should end up with good understanding of multi-rotor crafts, why they are better for smaller sized drones and how to build a quad and operate it as well as RF communication. Quad-copter design and simulation is done by CATIA V5R20.