The project was mentored and supported by Lockheed Martin, a major US aviation company.
The student team designed, fabricated and tested the Unmanned Aerial System (UAS), a key component in the UAV. The project undertaken by the varsity’s students is titled AARUSH X1. A team of undergraduate students from Delhi Technological University was developed indigenous technological solutions for UAVs and completed the project within a short time period of 22 months.
Ruchika Malhotra, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Engineering said, ‘The student team currently comprises of 29 inter-disciplinary students from diverse engineering courses. The team is headed by Lakshay Kumar Chauhan, final year student of B.Tech. Automotive Engineering, DTU. Students from the MBA program are part of the Business Development team for the project’.
Talking about key details of the programme, she said, ‘Following an industrial approach to design of the UAS, the team is structured into different technical departments: Airframe Design, Autopilot Systems, Electrical and Embedded Systems and Machine Vision.
The progress of the project is monitored by Lockheed Martin, which conducts review meetings every four months. The design review (DR) of AARUSH X1, was held in February 2011. Delegates from Defence Research and Development Organisation (D.R.D.O.) were officially briefed about the project status. The fabrication of this UAS was complete by November 2011, and the team conducted its first successful test flight on 20 January, 2012’.
The DTU UAV is capable of carrying a payload of 8-10 kg and is able to attain a flying speed up to 120 kmph. It has great potential and number of civilian applications.
The UAS has been designed according to the constraints imposed by urban environments, making the system invaluable for ISR in Indian cities like Delhi and Mumbai. The system can be modified to adapt to specific mission-dependent requirements and would perform equally well in other environments.
PB Sharma, vice chancellor, DTU, said. ‘Design and development of the Next Generation Unmanned Aircraft System by DTU team truly reflects their capabilities of interdisciplinary engineering and team excellence. AARUSH-X1 is the finest example of what can be achieved through an effective industry-academia partnership in a tech university’.
The student team designed, fabricated and tested the Unmanned Aerial System (UAS), a key component in the UAV. The project undertaken by the varsity’s students is titled AARUSH X1. A team of undergraduate students from Delhi Technological University was developed indigenous technological solutions for UAVs and completed the project within a short time period of 22 months.
Ruchika Malhotra, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Engineering said, ‘The student team currently comprises of 29 inter-disciplinary students from diverse engineering courses. The team is headed by Lakshay Kumar Chauhan, final year student of B.Tech. Automotive Engineering, DTU. Students from the MBA program are part of the Business Development team for the project’.
Talking about key details of the programme, she said, ‘Following an industrial approach to design of the UAS, the team is structured into different technical departments: Airframe Design, Autopilot Systems, Electrical and Embedded Systems and Machine Vision.
The progress of the project is monitored by Lockheed Martin, which conducts review meetings every four months. The design review (DR) of AARUSH X1, was held in February 2011. Delegates from Defence Research and Development Organisation (D.R.D.O.) were officially briefed about the project status. The fabrication of this UAS was complete by November 2011, and the team conducted its first successful test flight on 20 January, 2012’.
The DTU UAV is capable of carrying a payload of 8-10 kg and is able to attain a flying speed up to 120 kmph. It has great potential and number of civilian applications.
The UAS has been designed according to the constraints imposed by urban environments, making the system invaluable for ISR in Indian cities like Delhi and Mumbai. The system can be modified to adapt to specific mission-dependent requirements and would perform equally well in other environments.
PB Sharma, vice chancellor, DTU, said. ‘Design and development of the Next Generation Unmanned Aircraft System by DTU team truly reflects their capabilities of interdisciplinary engineering and team excellence. AARUSH-X1 is the finest example of what can be achieved through an effective industry-academia partnership in a tech university’.