Pune (Voice News Service) : MIT Academy of Engineering is organizing the Pune, BIAG (the Board of International Aviation Games) Regional Drone Weightlifting & Pune BIAG Regional Drone Race Championship at its campus from 13-15th July 2022. The competition is a part of the 2nd National Drone ranking series being conducted under the aegis of BIAG India by ASFU (Aviation and Space Federation for Universe). The information was given at a press conference addressed by President, Organizing Committee & Director MITAOE, Dr Mahesh Goudar Dr K. V. Kale, Vice Chancellor , SPPU, Pune From BIAG, Addressers were from
Mr Ashu Gupta, Executive Director, BIAG, India Lt. Gen. K J Singh, State Information Commissioner, Govt. of UT, Chandigarh), Prof Vinay Pathak, Vice Chancellor, Kanpur University, UP. Govt., Dr Amita Dev., Vice Chancellor, Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women, Government of Delhi.
The competitions being organised includes
1) Drone Race (Nano/Mini) (500 gm Drone + 300 gm Batteries = Total 800 gm.)
2) Drone Weightlifting (1.5 kg including Batteries.)
In Drone Racing, the participant will have to go through some obstacles without crashing or without touching the obstacles which are in the form of squares, Rectangle, Cross Fitted Square, and circle-shaped objects. The obstacles in the arena will necessitate the participants to manoeuvre the drones horizontally as well as vertically.
For Drone Weight lifting the participants will have to lift objects of certain dimensions and carry them up and down and take a circular turn and put the piece at the desired location.
The intercollegiate competition will have teams with one to five members each. Undergraduate students of any stream (Technical & Nontechnical) are eligible to participate.
Lt. Gen K.J. Singh, Member Presidential Board and an Ex Indian Army Commander informed about the importance of use of Drone along-with good management & skill development for students related to higher education.
Dr K. V. Kale, Vice Chancellor, SPPU, Pune, said that drone is an emerging technology and students will get first-hand experience of how newer technologies can be applied to solve common problems. Apart from the application of technical knowledge, such competitions also bring out the spirit of teamwork amongst the participants.
Dr Vinay Pathak, Member Presidential Board, Uttar Pradesh & Vice Chancellor, CSM University, Kanpur informed about a development of aviation Games in UP and also inform about establishment support by Govt. of UP, He informed about UP and how Kanpur educational sector promoting Projects related to Drone, Robotic, Youth Affair and Sporting projects in their state to support National Aviation & Space program.
Mr Ashu Gupta, Executive Director, BIAG, India informed that the Board of International Aviation Games, India is an integral part of ASFU has designed a series of various projects and now starting activities in India for the youths, as suggested by the World federation for India which includes Computer sports (AI, Robotics & UAV and soon adding more), Those who are triumphant in these competitions will get to participate in forthcoming international & world UAV/ Drone championships in coming time.
Dr Amita Dev, Member Presidential Board, Delhi & Vice Chancellor IGDTUoW, Government of Delhi informed about how she is promoting Aviation Games in national capital through nearby higher educational sector and how Govt. of Delhi NCT, She informed that IGDTUoW is promoting Projects related to DOROTICS (Drone & Robotic), Youth Affair (Beauty & Dance projects) and Sporting projects like regional level event, which is a part of 3rd World Walkathon & Min Run, to support National Aviation & Space program through KHEL KHEL MAI PAARAHI concept.
Dr Mahesh Goudar, Director, MIT AOE, Pune, said that the use of drones presents great possibilities for the students to apply technical knowledge to solve day-to-day issues in various applications related to industries, agriculture, health-care, geotagging of land records, disaster management, agriculture, tourism, film, photography, entertainment and defence. This shall also bridge the gap of shortage of skilled drone operators. We look forward to an exciting competition ahead. He also added that, if Vice Chancellor Prof. (Dr.) K. V. Kale Sir and BIAG support us to conduct more projects at national level, we may like to grab and execute in Pune.
