A fleet of domestic drones has been formed at Novosibirsk State Technical University for scientific research within the framework of the federal project "Stimulating demand for domestic unmanned aircraft systems" of the national project "Unmanned Aircraft Systems".
NSTU-NETI has launched a new project on the use of UAVs for scientific activities, development and technological work. Specifically for this purpose, within the framework of the federal project "Stimulating demand for domestic unmanned aircraft systems" of the national project "Unmanned Aircraft Systems", the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation allocated the university 18 domestic drones of various types — from a large professional aerial drone to a small and light copter worth more than 10 million rubles.
These are the uDrone Pegasus— a professional industrial hexacopter with a modular design and high payload, designed for a wide range of tasks, including aerial photography, monitoring, video surveillance, laser scanning and geophysical research; and the Geoscan 401, an aerial drone with vertical takeoff and landing, which allows accurate photogrammetric photography in confined spaces and on difficult terrain. the terrain. The Gemini Geoscan, a high—performance aerial survey complex based on a quadcopter, designed to obtain accurate geospatial data and operational mapping, as well as the Geoscan Pioneer Mini compact educational quadcopter and the Geoscan Pioneer multifunctional educational and methodical quadcopter complex for practical piloting, programming and design.
According to Artur Otto, Vice-rector for Research and Innovation, almost all engineering faculties at NSTU-NETI are involved in the creation of UAS. "Today, unmanned aircraft systems are a complex technical and engineering facility, and its design cannot be based solely on the competencies of the Aviation Industry. At the university, almost all engineering faculties are involved in the creation of UAS. The range of tasks, both scientific and educational, is very wide: from the development of airframe components and assemblies to power electronics, machine vision, digital modeling, creation of twins, communication systems for UAVs, etc. The drone fleet that has appeared at the university will contribute to the development of this area. In addition, drone control is a very interesting and exciting process," said Arthur Otto.
Denis Kotin, head of the Scientific Department of NSTU-NETI, said that UAVs will become a tool for research and scientific discoveries both for university teams and in cooperation with industrial partners. "Drones will help solve various tasks in difficult conditions, including monitoring the state of the environment, diagnosing power lines, creating 3D maps, and much more," Denis Kotin emphasized.
The university is open to proposals for joint research and development with industrial partners and is ready to use its own new fleet of drones to carry out projects.
NSTU-NETI implements educational programs of the Higher School of Engineering (HSE), the main topic of which is to train students in the design and operation of unmanned and manned aircraft systems.
It should be recalled that the NSTU-NETI has been operating an additional professional development program "Operator of unmanned aerial vehicles of aircraft and multirotor type" since last year.