Sky Ranger: Search and Rescue Drone for SES

Introducing the Sky Ranger Pro, a complete search and rescue drone package designed specifically for State Emergency Services (SES) in Australia. Its primary purpose is help save lives by providing aerial thermal vision, aerial spotlight, and package delivery for search and rescue missions. No commercially available drone on the market at the time of this project, has these three capabilities in one drone. The project conducted interviews and surveys with SES personnel, to investigate current SES drone operations in order to develop the Sky Ranger Pro.

Designed custom joint and arm locking system for greater portability.

Sky Ranger Presentation Video

Voice over generated with A.I. Edited using Premiere Pro and KeyShot.

Sky Ranger Physical Prototype

3D printed and painted components. Carbon fiber tubes. Off-the-shelf drone electronics installed.

3D Printed and painted nose cover.

Functional dropping mechanism

Custom designed quick-release gimbal mechanism.

Folding arms for portability and transport.

Functional hinges with integrated wiring.

Locking mechanism.

Physical Prototype Development

Many hours of work were dedicated to creating a high-fidelity, functional model of the Sky Ranger drone. Using my background in electronics and drone assembly, I constructed a functional prototype of the Sky Ranger drone. Consisting primarily of 3D printed components and off-the-shelf electronics.

Final CAD Model

All parts modelled in Solidworks and rendered in Keyshot for final renders. Design for Manufacture (DFM) techniques were employed to ensure parts were viable for production.