NIT-C Aerounwired team wins best design in drone competition
The Hindu
NIT-C's Club Aerounwired team won Best Design Report Award at SAE India's All India Autonomous Drone Development Competition. The nine-member team designed a drone that can release payload from 3m height, aiding medical emergencies.
A nine-member student team from the Club Aerounwired at the National Institute of Technology Calicut (NIT-C) has won the Best Design Report Award in the All India Autonomous Drone Development Competition, organised by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) India in Chennai.
The students developed a drone that can play a crucial role during medical emergencies. The drone, designed using an electromagnetic mechanism, can release the payload from a height of three metres.
The team consisted of Ayush Singh, Himanshu Dudi, Cyriak Joy, Naveen Sunil, Komal Singh, Shyam Prakash, Vedant Jadhav, Arun S.K., and Anurag Bhatt. SAE had organised the event to provide students with the opportunity to conceive, design, and develop a remotely piloted rotary-wing drone to meet various requirements.