Abstract
This paper presents the assembly and development of a low-cost Skywalker X8
fixed-wing (UAV) platform for education and research. The use of these platforms for civil use
has gained prominence in the last decade, due to the growing demand for mapping, monitoring,
imaging, inspection, among others, driven by countries such as Brazil and Canada. This paper
recommends some structural modifications that demonstrated a significant improvement in the
performance of this platform, besides cost reduction. The selection of the type of electric motor,
propeller, battery, communication channel, telemetry, and flight controller, followed a technical
study aimed at increasing the range of possible data acquisition areas in the Geosciences. The
result was the development of a UAV costing approximately US $ 4,070.00, a cost that is lower
than the one offered in the market.
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