AeroVate 2025: Autonomous UAV Design Contest
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AeroVate 2025: Autonomous UAV Design Contest
Soaring High with Innovation and Precision!
An interactive platform for engineering students to present their cutting-edge UAV designs, prototypes, and research, highlighting creativity, problem-solving, and the real-world application of engineering concepts.
Evaluation Checklist
- Note: UAV Class – Rotor craft / Fixed-wing / Hybrid
Purchased drone are not allowed
Round 1: Design Specification
- Objective: Showcase the conceptual and technical design of your drone.
- Components to Highlight: Frame Design: Material, weight, durability, and aerodynamics.
- Propulsion and Power System: Motor, propeller, Battery – efficiency an endurance Calculation.
- Control System: Type of flight controller, sensors, and communication protocols.
- Safety Features: Emergency landing systems, fail-safes, or propeller guards.
- Payload Capacity: Any additional modules like cameras, delivery boxes, or sensors.
Round 2: Flying and Maneuverability
- Objective: Demonstrate the drone’s ability to fly smoothly and perform controlled maneuvers.
- Key Skills to Demonstrate: Takeoff, Hovering and Landing: Smooth and stable performance.
- Directional Control: Precise movement in all directions (up/down, forward/backward, left/right).
- Speed Variations: Transition between slow and fast speeds, Perform tight turns and sudden stops.
- Agility: Follow the instruction given by the instructor
- Rally: Complete the mission in Sky Challenge Zone
Preparation Tips:
Practice manual controls extensively.
Test responsiveness to commands and latency in communication.
Perform stress tests in outdoor conditions to handle wind and obstacles.
Round 3: Autonomous / Special Mission
- Objective: Demonstrate the drone’s ability to perform tasks autonomously/Aerobatic.
- Perform a task for 100 sec duration either Autonomous or Manual
- Bonus points for innovation or precision.
- Stunts, Acrobatic & Aerobatic
- Speed round to navigate a shorter course.