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Mumbai-based private firm IdeaForge Technology claims to have developed a pioneering Unmanned Aerial vehicle (UAV), which will be the world’s smallest and lightest and will prove useful in various defence applications and tactical operations for the Indian forces. The UAV can be used for various anti-terrorist and counter insurgency operations besides disaster management and aerial photography.
According to IdeaForge Technology, the mini UAV ‘Carbon’ flies with the help of four high-speed propellers, known as quadrotor, which facilitates for its vertical take-off and landing. The UAV has a built-in intelligence which enables it to return automatically to the starting point. This ultra compact UAV has been manufactured using carbon fibre composites. The ‘Carbon’ has 1.5 kilograms of weight with a range of one kilometre. It accommodates swappable Li-Pc batteries that allow it to fly up to 30 minutes per charged battery. The UAV’s intelligent auto-pilot controller receives inputs from a GPS, magnetometers, gyros, accelerometers and altitude sensors that provide On-board stabilisation to the vehicle.
The UAV ‘Carbon’, made by the highly innovative private firm IdeaForge technology, has already won an award for the Best Autonomous Hovering Vehicle from among 16 international teams in a US-Asian UAV demonstration and assessment exposition.
On the other hand, top Indian scientists are presently developing Micro Air Vehicles (MAV) for varied defence applications such as surveillance and disaster management. These MAVs are made of a unique mix of material and are not easily detectable by radars. The MAV are like tiny vehicles that work like spies in sky. They weigh only 300gms and are 300 millimetres long.
Since these MAVs are not entirely made of metal and carbon fibres, they are hard to be intercepted by radars and sensors. These MAVs have a range of two to five kilometres and they fly some 100 to 200 metres above the ground for 30-40 minutes and capture images.
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