Drones

Team Terneagle from Punjab Engineering College emerged as the winner of Dassault Systèmes’ first-ever virtual hackathon in India on drones and UAVs- Drone-a-thon: Propelling Sustainability. Team Terneagle will recieve a cash prize, access to Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform and brand applications, and mentorship from the 3DEXPERIENCE Lab.   The winner was chosen from the top five identified teams based on their idea pitch presentations on themes like agriculture, city, healthcare and defense to the honorable jury. These teams are Terneagle, Kisan Mitra, Agro-Raptor, Las-Innovation & Pegasus. The jury panel was comprised of Piyush Srivastav- Chief, Natural Resource Divison, Tata Steel ; Steven Woolley, CTO, EXICOM ; Abhishek Burman, CEO, General Aeronautics ; A.K. Ghosh, Professor, IIT Kanpur ; S. Sridhar, Addl. General Manager HAL India ; and Frederic Vacher, Director, 3DEXPERIENCE Lab, Dassault Systèmes. Along with Team Terneagle the other top teams AgroRaptor and Pegasus also got an opportunity to present at the 3DEXPERIENCE Conference 2020 India.   Team Terneagle addressed the challenge of delivering parcels by e-commerce companies from the delivery center to customers using drones to reduce delivery time and safety aspects of delivery. The drones designed by Team Terneagle can be used in consumer goods delivery, postal deliveries, food deliveries, healthcare-medical deliveries and even in disaster management. The major aspect of their design is the ability to transform between quadcopter mode and glider mode. Quadcopter mode will take the drone to the desired height while the glider mode will help the drone to travel at high altitudes at high speed. The drone features vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) capabilities, large cargo space, GPS return to home, anti-collison light ID plate, LED plates, RFID and SIM/No Permission No Takeoff (NPNT) safety features. With capabilities to function in full autonomous mode, VTOL capabilities, quick flight speed and large range, it can be easily used for multiple applications when it meets regulatory standards. This design and Team Terneagle will be mentored by the 3DEXPERIENCE Lab network worldwide. The nationwide ‘Drone-a-thon: Propelling Sustainability’ hackathon received over 440 entries; of which the 21 best ideas were selected for screening. Further to the screening, the top 10 teams got a chance to design, model and simulate their drones and UAVs concepts in real time with access to the 3DEXPERIENCE platform along with training and guidance from 3DEXPERIENCE Edu and 3DEXPERIENCE Lab mentors. Further, the designs were validated on parameters like sizing, aerodynamic, aeroelastic, structual form, propulsion, stability, control, electronics and fabrication analysis. The juries considered criteria like innovation in design and working model of the drones, practicality, digital designs, systems engineering, aesthetics and futuristic design and manufacturability in the Indian context with available local raw materials and components. Drone-a-thon: Propelling Sustainability provided a platform to inspire young minds to ideate, create futuristic drones and UAVs in India that can be manufactured locally to help farming and agriculture, city planning and surveillance, provide healthcare facilities and medical supplies in remote areas and help defence establishments in the country.

AASSC TO TRAIN & DEVELOP OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS OF DRONE OPERATOR Aviation is proof that given, the will, we have the capacity to achieve the impossible. -Edward Vernon Rickenbacker Drones or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are basically machines that can fly without having any human pilot present inside the vehicle. These are mainly controlled by computers, or in case of toy drones, by simple remote controls. The world is moving in to The Fourth industrial Revolution, the digital revolution, and for India it brings tremendous opportunities to leapfrog many stages of development. DRONES- INDIA PERSPECTIVE: Indian UAV market to grow at a CAGR of 18% during 2017–23 in terms of revenue. In a recent report, FICCI and EY projected that the value of the Indian UAV industry and market would be around US$ 885.7 million. Global market size will touch US$ 21.47 billion by 2021. With 22.5% of the world’s UAV imports, India tops the list of drone-importing countries – Opportunity for AtmaNirbhar Bharat. CONSISTENT GROWTH AND REGULATIONS FOR DRONES: Drones are an inevitable part of the future landscape scenery.One thing which is very clear is that the drone industry is only just beginning to pick pace in the country and bound to grow in the next decade or so. The range of drones available for various applications is increasing while the manufacturing cost is decreasing. The demand for drone operators for the varied applications and for other job roles in the drone industry is increasing as well. In December 2018, Ministry of Civil Aviation through Civil Aviation Regulation (CAR) 1.0 established basic framework of rules and launched DigitalSky Platform. In January 2019, Drone Ecosystem Policy Roadmap was released which outlined key principles guiding the draft of CAR 2.0. The new CAR 2.0 is likely to further enable commercial use of Drones/Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) and allow its operation Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS). The policy seeks to provide a way for foreign players to invest in India, which will allow the development of India’s UAV sector. Investments by the Indian government and citizens, combined with future foreign direct investment, can become the reason for the further evolution of the drone sector in India. The Ministry of Civil Aviation – DGCA has notified the draft rules, known as Unmanned Aircraft System Rules, 2020, on June 2 for importing, manufacturing and owning drones as well as for drone ports, or airports for drones. It had invited comments from stakeholders within 30 days, following which the rules will be finalised APPLICATIONS OF DRONES: CLASSIFICATION OF DRONES: (a) When it comes down to the classification of these drones, there is no set standard. According to the usage, drones are constructed in various shapes and sizes. Normally, drones are classified according to their size. They are Hobby Drones Commercial Drones Industrial Drones Military Drones             (b)Classification on the basis of Usage: “Drones” can be classified on a different basis – say based on ‘usage‘ like Drones for Photography, Drones for aerial Mapping, Drones for Surveillance etc. However, the best classification of ‘Drones’ can be made on the basis of aerial platforms. (c)Based on the type of aerial platform used, there are 4 major types of drones: 1. Multi Rotor Drones 2. Fixed Wing Drones 3. Single Rotor Helicopter 4. Fixed Wing Hybrid VTOL (d)Classification of Drones as per AUW: Civil Drones is categorized as per DGCA (Directorate General Civil Aviation –  Regulatory body – India)  in accordance with Maximum All-Up-Weight (including payload) as indicated below:   SOME RECENT PROJECTS USING DRONES IN INDIA: Anti – Locust operations in Rajasthan & U.P in Jun 20 Drones used in surveillance operations in COVID-19 hit cities like Mumbai & Bangalore In November 2019, Coal India used drones to check illegal mining and pilferage Indian Railways is using UAS for inspection & 3D mapping to bring to life, a dedicated freight corridor with a network of 3,360 km. Upcoming projects: Indian Oil will use drones for aerial surveillance of their Delhi-Panipat pipeline. Survey of India will do high definition aerial mapping of villages in India using drones. Under the SVAMITVA scheme of Ministry of Panchayati Raj which stands for ‘Survey of villages and mapping with improvised technology in village areas’. The target is to map India’s over 6.6 lakh villages by Dec 2024. The objective of the scheme is to create accurate land records for property rights, direct benefit transfers and panchayat level planning. Maha-Transco will use drones for powerline inspections in remote areas of Maharashtra Enhance its quality of inspection Lesser cost   FURTHER OPPORTUNITIES: Continued reforms in regulations by Govt for use of drones in various applications Govt will provide fast track approvals for mass benefit use cases especially in Infrastructure, Agriculture, Healthcare, Defence &National security Push for ‘AtmaNirbhar Bharat – Make in India : Make for the world‘ Govt working towards Make India : Drone Capital of the world   DEMAND FORECAST FOR SKILLED MANPOWER Skills and knowledge are one of the key drivers of economic growth and social development for any country. As India positions itself to achieve strong economic growth, availability of a highly skilled workforce that can help organizations across sectors and more importantly globally withtheir competitive capabilities will be key. The drone industry will need operators, technicians, engineers with the right technical skills combined with the applicable soft skills that are invaluable for the industry. The engineering talent needs to be trained on the relevant skills that will improve their prospects for global employability. India presently has over 50,000 active unlicensed drone pilots who will be required to undergo formal training in the next 12-18 months. To facilitate this India will need a large number of RPTOs spread across the country to meet the growing demand of the drone industry. It is expected that besides FTOs and RPTOs, technical institutions will also have Drone Operation and Maintenance as part of Curriculum. Drones and other ancillaryindustries will need new skill set and are likely to create new job opportunities that did not exist before. ROLE OF AASSC “Make in India” cannot succeed