Jaradat, MohammadMukhopadhyay, ShayokAbdel-Hafez, MamounKhalil, Ahmed2022-02-072022-02-072021-1035.232-2021.73http://hdl.handle.net/11073/21623A Master of Science thesis in Mechatronics Engineering by Ahmed Khalil entitled, “Design and Development of an Autonomous Caged Drone for Leak Detection in HVAC Ducts”, submitted in October 2021. Thesis advisor is Dr. Mohammad Jaradat and thesis co-advisors are Dr. Shayok Mukhopadhyay and Dr. Mamoun Abdel-Hafez. Soft copy is available (Thesis, Completion Certificate, Approval Signatures, and AUS Archives Consent Form).en-USQuadrotorCaged Drone3D printingUAVPIDAdaptive ControlGain modificationsDMRACLeak DetectionHVACSLAMLocalizationOptitrackThermal ImagingThesis