DRONE RESEARCH CENTER ACTIVITIES IN VFSTR
VFSTR UAV research team was initially constituted with an eight-member team in the month of January 2018 as per the vision of the then Honourable Vice Chancellor Dr. M.Y.S. Prasad. The purpose was to explore the capabilities of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs), to seek ways to use UASs for research and projects that are useful to the mankind.
Objectives
The main objectives of the research centre are to:
The VFSTR has well-qualified and experienced faculty who are specialists in the areas of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Databases, Data Mining, Computer Architecture, Operating Systems, Image Processing, Wireless Networks, Artificial Neural Networks, Information security and Programming Languages. The faculty members are dedicated with a good amount of experience and are actively involved in research activities in the field of their specialization. They have published a number of papers in journals and at conferences of National and International repute. The Drone Research Center attributes its success to the creative and innovative outlook of its students. The Drone Center encourages students to participate in numerous symposiums and to present papers in them. Students are also made to undergo in-plant training programs, where they hone their technical skills in the realm of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.
Main Areas of Applications:
ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED OVER THE YEARS
Since inception, UAV research centre has been working towards imparting skills in the development of drones and also finding the solutions using drone data and machine learning. For the purpose, many workshops and hands on sessions were conducted.
Training Programs Organized:
Research Works Carried out:
ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES:
VFSTR Proposed a Minor specialization in UAV in 2019 for all streams of engineering students with Five courses on UAVs. BoS accepted the following courses on July 23, 2020 and the academic council also approved them. It materialized in 2023 with five courses.
DISEASE DETECTION DRONE SAMMELAN
VFSTR held a Drone Sammelan 2K22 to create awareness among farmers in the use of drones in agriculture. Around 300 farmers visited the Sammelan 2K22 and benefited from the exposure. About 12 manufacturers opened stalls presented their wares. Three MOUs were exchanged with Industry partners.
USER SURVEYS:
Drone team used to conduct surveys in and around the villages to find out the actual needs and expectations of the user groups on the usage of drones in agriculture.
Current Activities
INDUSTRY COLLABORATION
VFSTR UAV centre entered into collaboration with industries and premier academic institutions to carry out the research and develop solutions to the real-time challenges.
Drone Centre Outcome
