Against the backdrop of the ever-increasing use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), popularly known as drones, for various applications, Atal Incubation Centre – Pondicherry Engineering College Foundation (AIC-PEC) and Puducherry Technological University (PTU) conducted a day-long training programme on drones for students.
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The focus of the training session was to give students hands-on experience on drone construction and flying, from concept initiation to building a drone.
The training session covered introduction and fundamentals of aviation and UAVs, drone electronics, assembly and manual construction, drone prototyping, drone simulator training, stability and control and flight testing.
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About 50 registered students from various departments participated in the workshop.
S. Mohan, Vice-Chancellor, PTU, witnessed the functioning of drones made by students.
G. Gerald Moses, Dean (Industrial & Sponsored Research), PTU and AIC-PEF Director; R. Sundramurthy, executive director; V. Vishnu Varadan, CEO, AIC-PECF; and N. Sivakumar and B. Hemakumar from AIC-PECF were present during the workshop.