1. Fixed Wing, 300mm & 150mm
2. Rotary Wing, 300mm
3. Flapping Wing, 300mm, 150mm, 75mm
4. Entomopter
5. Swarm Operations
6. Cooperation with unmanned surface and submerged vehicles

MAVs can be utilized very effectively in

• Disaster management ( Fire, floods, earthquakes, landslides, gas leaks, search and rescue)
• Defence / Security (Surveillance, Reconnaissance, communication relay, electronic warfare, mine/NBC detection, riot and traffic control, crowd monitoring)
• Commercial (Agricultural, photography, television, cinema)
• R&D (Evaluation of new concepts)

NDRF has been involved in the promotion of Mini and Micro Air Vehicles since 1999 and has contributed to conferences, workshops and status reports in collaboration with Anna University Coimbatore, ADA, ADE and NAL. Committee for Reviewing Structures Proposals in MAV National Initiative Met at NDRF, Institution of Engineers, Bangalore on 30 August 2008.

Current NDRF MICAV Projects and Research Objectives:
1. Design & Development of Long Range MICAV Employing Relay Control
2. Swarm Behaviour Communication and Control of MICAV’s
3. Design & Development of Visual Odometry Software for MICAV
4. Development of Power Source of High Endurance for MICAV- High Efficient Solar Approach
5. Design & Development of Wireless Video Image Transmission Module
6. Design Analysis and Development of Foldable Wing structures for MAVs
7. Studies on Development of Micro Machined Area Based Chemical Sensor for MAV Application
8. Design, Fabrication and Development of Polymer MEMS Based Photosynthetic Power Cell Array
9. Design & Development of an Autonomous 24" Flapping wing MICAV Test bed
10. Design & Development of a Flapping wing MICAV
11. Design & Development of Micro-Brushless Outrunner Motors for fixed wing and Subminiature flapping wing MICAV applications
12. To Study Effects of Morphing Wings on MICAVS
13. Design & Development of Ruggedized VTOL MICAV with Launcher
14. Micro Total Analysis System for Gas and Bio Sensing
15. Design, Fabrication & Testing of IR LED, CCD Sensors for Micro Air Vehicle
16. Design, Fabrication and Development of an Enhanced Micro Air Vehicle Integrated with MEMS Based Sensing
17. Miniaturized Biological Collection Payload and Micro PCR detection of bacterial (Anthrax) Pathogens
18. Design and Prototype development of ENTOMOPTER
19. Design & Prototype Development of High Radiation Efficient Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducers for Collision Detection
20. Development of Low Cost Reusable MICAV (Structure)
21. Design & Indigenous Development of Integrated Micro Multi Sensor Using Multi Chip Module Approach
22. Design of High Performance Propeller for Micro Air Vehicle
23. Design of Miniature Air Suction System for use in Chemical Sensing Device
24. Design of a MAV Test Bed and Development of Image Processing Algorithms for MAV Navigation
25. Design and Development of Centimeter Size Gas Turbine for Micro Air Vehicles
26. Design, Fabrication and Testing of Chemical Sensors
27. Design and Development of Fuel Cell Energy Supply System for Micro Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
28. Study of Inherent Stability of Flappers
29. Micro and Bio-Mimetic Modelling and Design / Development of Micro-Bio System for MICAV
30. Technical Support Facility
31. Establishment of knowledge base and resources related to the design and development of micro air vehicles (MICAV