The DCE team surpassed 26 teams from top ranking American Institutes such as MIT and Cornell University to notch the widely-acclaimed Directors Award, organized by the Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) in association with the U.S. Navy. "The team was awarded a cash prize of USD 1,500 for successfully flying at the competition as well as for the best team efforts," R. K. Sinha, Dean Industrial Research and Innovations in DCE told reporters. He said the Indian UAV has a 2-stroke engine, is capable of lifting weights up to 7 kgs, is equipped with wireless cameras, sensors, GPS and onboard computers, and is capable of long range wireless communications of more than 10 km. "The entire autopilot and navigation system of the UAV was designed and developed by the team headed by Rochak Chadha, a second year student of Electronics and Communication Engineering supervised by the seniors in the college," Sinha added.
Satnews Daily
June 29th, 2009
Team Of Indian Students Wins Directors Award At U.S. UAV Competition
The DCE team surpassed 26 teams from top ranking American Institutes such as MIT and Cornell University to notch the widely-acclaimed Directors Award, organized by the Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) in association with the U.S. Navy. "The team was awarded a cash prize of USD 1,500 for successfully flying at the competition as well as for the best team efforts," R. K. Sinha, Dean Industrial Research and Innovations in DCE told reporters. He said the Indian UAV has a 2-stroke engine, is capable of lifting weights up to 7 kgs, is equipped with wireless cameras, sensors, GPS and onboard computers, and is capable of long range wireless communications of more than 10 km. "The entire autopilot and navigation system of the UAV was designed and developed by the team headed by Rochak Chadha, a second year student of Electronics and Communication Engineering supervised by the seniors in the college," Sinha added.