Demonstration of MAVs on 7 August 2009 near Kolar
was organized for NDMA by ADE and NDRF assisted in coordination.
Sri Bhattacharjee, Member, NDMA attended the demo. 4 teams participated
as per details in table. The maximum distance flown from Launch
Point was limited to 2 kms because
of clear testing range available. All 4 teams demonstrated
reliable autonomous
flight and landing.
The following witnessed the demo.
1.
Sri P.S. Krishnan, Director, ADE,
DRDO
2.
Lt. Gen. (Dr.) V .J. Sundaram Chairman,
SIGMA, AR&DB
3.
Sri Shankaranayan NAL, Member SIGMA
4.
Shri Deivasigamani ADE, Member SIGMA
5.
Dr. L .V. Muralikrishna Reddy
Director, NDRF
6.
Dr. K. Ramachandra
CEO, MICAV Project Centre, NDRF
7.
Sri Ranjan,
Adviser (Projects), NAL
8.
Brig. P. Kumar (Retd.)
Tata Advanced Systems Ltd.,
9.
Sri K. Puttaswamy
Superintendent of Police, Kolar
Fixed Wing:
| Sl.No |
Organizations |
Vehicle mm |
Endurance mins |
Maximum Distance |
Video |
-
|
Aurora Systems |
1500 |
15 |
1.5 km |
System under upgradation |
-
|
DC Enterprises (Member of
NDRF Consortium)
|
1000 |
25 |
2 km |
Transmitted over full
mission |
-
|
Idea Forge (Mumbai) |
300 |
25 |
1.5 km |
Transmitted over full
mission |
-
|
NAL (Bangalore) |
400 |
20 |
1.5 km |
Transmitted over full
mission |
Rotary Wing:
| Sl.No |
Organizations |
Vehicle mm |
Endurance mins |
Maximum Distance |
Video |
-
|
Idea Forge (Quad Copter) |
300 |
15 |
Enclosed Area |
Transmitted over full
mission |
|