Faculty Development Program (FDP) on Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV

School of Aeronautics (SOA)  is a constituent college of Rajasthan Technical University offering Aeronautical Engineering & Mechatronics Engineering courses. SOA was established in 1992, recently we celebrated our Silver Jubilee. The college has been empowering the youth of India through educating and training them, equipping them with creative and critical thinking so that they develop their aptitude for discovering, exploring, learning, and growing in the aviation field. To achieve all of this the college has well-developed infrastructure and eminent faculties. School of Aeronautics (SOA) is a pioneer in aviation (Aeronautical & Aircraft Maintenance) studies with world-class lab facilities and expert faculties. SOA is organizing the Faculty Development Program which is sponsored by Rajasthan Technical University (RTU)-Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP III) on Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), 3rd - 5th December 2018 (Three days).

THE DETAILS OF THE FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

Rajasthan Technical University

Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP III)

Sponsored

Faculty Development Program (FDP)

On

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)

3rd - 5th December 2018

Organized by

School of Aeronautics (Neemrana)

ABOUT TEQIP-III

The Project, the third phase of the Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (referred to as TEQIP-III) is fully integrated with the Twelfth Five-year Plan objectives for Technical Education as a key component for improving the quality of engineering education in existing institutions with special consideration for Low-Income States and Special Category States and Support to Strengthen few affiliated technical universities to improve their policy, academic and management practices.

ABOUT THE RAJASTHAN TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY (RTU)

Rajasthan Technical University (RTU) is located in Kota in the state of Rajasthan, It was established in 2006 by the Government of Rajasthan. The university currently affiliates about 129 Engineering Colleges, 4 B.Arch, 41 MCA Colleges, 95 MBA Colleges, and 44 M.Tech. Colleges and 3 Hotel Management and Catering Institute. The University aims to provide quality technical education which may help Rajasthan in its technical development and will boost the technical environment in the country.

ABOUT THE SCHOOL OF AERONAUTICS (SOA)

School of Aeronautics was established in 1992, and since then we have into providing world-class Aviation Education, in various disciplines.  School of Aeronautics (Neemrana) was established in 2006, after successfully running the School of Aeronautics (Delhi) for 14 years.

The managing body is the Laxmi Narain Verma Memorial Society, which was founded in the loving memory of Shri L.N. Verma and registered under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860, registered in New Delhi.

School of Aeronautics provides a platform and environment for open discussions and interactions between the faculty and students and is designed to ignite and serve the urge to explore and learn beyond boundaries. Diversity and flexibility of options of courses to choose from are aimed at enabling students to pursue studies most suited to their intellect and talent. This would enable the students to discover, nurture, and expand their talents, skills, and interests so that they emerge as leaders in path breakers wherever they go.

OBJECTIVE OF THE FDP

The FDP aims to provide a platform for expert technical exchange regarding the advanced technologies and innovations in the field of unmanned aerial Vehicles (UAV). The FDP will draw the attention of faculty towards the field of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). The FDP looks for significant contributions to Aeronautical Engineering and UAVs in theoretical and practical aspects.

COURSE OUTLINE

The following topics in detail will be covered during the program.

• Introduction To UAV
• The Design of UAV Systems
• Avionics Hardware In UAV
• Communication Payloads And Controls In UAV
• The Development of UAV Systems
• Practical Training

COURSE OUTCOMES

At the end of this workshop, the participants will understand the following

• Prepare preliminary design requirements for an unmanned aerial vehicle.
• Select the suitable components for making unmanned aerial vehicles.
• Perform system testing for unmanned aerial vehicles.
• Integrate various systems of unmanned aerial vehicles.
• Design micro aerial vehicle systems by considering practical limitations.

TARGET AUDIENCE

Faculty of Various Engineering Institutions affiliated to Rajasthan Technical University, KOTA, and other Academic Institutes.

RESOURCE PERSON

The Various sessions of the FDP will be presented by the expert faculty from IITs, NITs, other reputed institutes, and industrial experts.

FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM COMMITTEE

CHIEF PATRON

Prof. Dr. N.P. Kaushik (Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, RTU)

PATRON

Prof. Chattrapati C Ashoka (Director, SOA)

CO-ORDINATORS (RTU)

Dr. Brijesh Tripathi ( RTU)

Dr. Harish Sharma ( RTU)

CONVENER

Prof. Birendar Rai (Principal, SOA)

CO-CONVENERS

Prof. Bipin Kumar Dwivedi (SOA)

Mr. Sukumar Dhanapalan (Asst Prof, SOA)

ADVISORS

Prof. Vijay Laxmi Verma (Deputy Director, SOA)

Prof. V.S. Bajpai (SOA)

Prof. Jyoti Ranjan (SOA)

Mr. Manish Yadav (Associate Prof, SOA)

Mr. K.I.A. Siddiqi (Associate Prof, SOA)

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE (SOA)

Mr. Saurabh Malpotra (Asst Prof, SOA)

Mr. Sidhartha Sondh (Asst Prof, SOA)

Mr. Tusar Garg (Asst Prof, SOA)

Mr. Praveen Prathap Singh (Asst Prof, SOA)

Mr. Rinesh. T (Asst Prof, SOA)

RTU (ATU) TEQIP-III COMMITTEE

Prof. Dhirendra Mathur (Co-Ordinator)

Dr. S.D. Purohit (Finance Nodal Officer)

Prof. Dr. D.K. Sambariya (Nodal Officer, RTU)

RTU (ATU) TEQIP-III ACADEMIC COMMITTEE

Dr. Dhirendra Mathur (Co-Ordinator)

Mr. Santosh Sharma (Expert Lecture)

Mr. Anshul Bansal (GATE & Induction)

Mr. Dinesh Kumar (Workshop)

HOW TO REGISTER

Email: fdp@soaneemrana.org

Online: https://goo.gl/forms/pDOASfc7vVOCg38J3

REGISTRATION FEE

• No Fees for Faculty from RTU-affiliated institutes
• Fees for the Faculty from other institutes are INR 2500/- ( FOR PAYMENT DETAILS PLEASE CONTACT ON 7904256314 / 8178996119 ) or do us Paytm on 9811315363.

Last Date for Registration: 30.11.2018

ACCOMMODATION

Boarding and Lodging will be provided for the participants based on their request.

For Details Contact:

Mr. Saurabh Malpotra-+91 9872799809

Mr. Sidhartha Sondh- +91 8077308202

Mr. Tusar Garg- +91 8859162320

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ONLINE REGISTRATION FORM / DOWNLOAD SOFT COPY OF REGISTRATION FORM

News Regarding FDP on UAV

A faculty development programme was organized from 3rd to 5th December 2018 at the School of Aeronautics (Neemrana) on the Design and Development of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) and systems. This was a Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP III) sponsored three-day Faculty Development Programme (FDP)  where various UAV-related subtopics were discussed in detail by eminent educationists and a very beneficial academic environment was experienced by the participants.

The FDP was started on 3rd December 2018 with the Lamp Lightening ceremony followed by Pooja and Saraswati Vandana. The dignitaries were welcomed by the Event Coordinator. The first technical session was on the topic of Introduction to UAV and the guest speaker was Prof (Dr). D. P. Mishra, IIT Kanpur. Prof(Dr). D. P. Mishra discussed the History of UAVs, the Classification of UAVs and the Introduction to Unmanned Aircraft Systems. The lecture was very beneficial and provided insight into the various types of UAVs and systems. Col. Amit Mohan Sharma shared his practical experience and explained the UAV: Models. Followed by him Dr. Sandeep Kumar presented about Swaran Intelligence. It is an advanced technology which is applicable in the entire engineering field. The technical session was followed by lunch. The practical aspects of UAV and the Design of UAV were covered by Mr. Laksman and Mr. Sanjay Kumar respectively in consecutive sessions.

On the second day technical session 1 was taken by Col. Amit Mohan Sharma who gave the information regarding the components used in UAVs and their market availability of it. Followed by him a session on Evolution Computation was handled by Dr. Sandeep Kumar. Prof(Dr). D. P. Mishra before leaving for IIT gave an excellent session on UAV Implementations. The session was followed by lunch. In Post lunch, the guest speaker was Mr. Kamal Sharma, CEO-Kambill Systems, Alumni of SOA, and a young energetic entrepreneur. He shared his knowledge on Avionics Hardwar, Autopilot Systems, AGL-pressure sensors, Servos-accelerometer, Gyros-actuators and power supply-processor, integration, installation, configuration, and testing. Following him Ms. Neha Chauhan presented about Aerodynamics & Airframe Configurations and Characteristics of Aircraft Types.

The Third-day technical session started with a lecture about Computational intelligence by Dr. Sandeep Kumar. Mr. Vaishnav followed the session by delivering his practical experience in designing UAV control surfaces. The details about Communication Payloads and Controls, Payloads, Telemetry, Tracking, Aerial photography, Controls, PID feedback-radio control frequency range, Modems, Memory system and Simulation-ground test-analysis-trouble shooting. This was followed by lunch.  Mr. Sanjay Kumar took the post-lunch session by covering the entire Development of UAV Systems, Waypoints navigation, Ground control software, System Ground Testing, System In-flight Testing, Future Prospects and Challenges.

Three-day faculty development programme on the Design and Development of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles & systems was concluded with the practical sessions by Mr. Kamal Sharma. He flew the UAV. The valedictory function was headed by RTU Event Coordinator Dr. Brijesh Tripathi (HOD-AERO/RTU).