2022 - 2023

AMC Club Inauguration

The Aero Modelling Club Inauguration of the Department of Aeronautical Engineering was held in conjunction with the inauguration of the other clubs and associations of the department on 5th of September 2022, for the academic year 2022-2023. The new office bearers of the club had their oath-taking ceremony, followed by a guest lecture from an Alumnus of the club.

AgroDrones Workshop

The Aero Modelling Club (AMC) organized a AgroDrones Workshop for the AMC club members on 13th September 2022. The workshop was intended to create awareness on the working nature of using drones for agricultural applications, especially in the aspect of spraying pesticides. An instructor from a reputed agency that provides agricultural drone services to farmers, gave clear instructions as to the working principal of drones and its application in the agricultural domain. The quadcopter drone is capable of carrying 10L of payload with an endurance of 20 minutes.

One Credit Course

The Aero Modelling Club (AMC) in association with AirWorks, Hosur organized a 3-day One Credit Course on Aircraft Maintenance for the club members. Two instructors from AirWorks came down to SREC to teach the theoretical and practical aspects that go into maintenance of an aircraft and its engine. Around 29 students from the Department of Aeronautical Engineering participated in the course and were assessed on their knowledge by the instructors and certified by them.

Aero Modelling Workshop

The Aero Modelling Club (AMC) organized an Aero Modelling Workshop for its club members, which involved designing, building and launching water rockets. Around 29 students participated in the event. The workshop involved students being taught the basics of rocket/missile aerodynamics, its theory and operational aspect. The working principle of water rockets and the various possible models were also discussed. The students were set apart in teams of 2 and asked to build the water rockets based on instructions from the instructor of the workshop. The models were launched in the SREC launching area for all to witness and learn the physics of rocket/missile flight.

Participation in Competition - SAE AeroTHON 22

Theme: Uninhabited Aircraft System (UAS) - Design, Build And Fly Contest

Duration: Feb to Nov 2022

Total number of teams participated: 50

Indian government is on the mission to turn the country into a Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) / Drone hub by 2030 under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan by accelerating the pace of development of India’s Unmanned Aircraft / Drone industry. India’s UAS market could grow to INR 500 billion (US$6.8 billion) in the next five years.

Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) are used across many industries like defense, construction, infrastructure, mining, telecom, geospatial mapping, agriculture/farming, media & entertainment, law enforcement, oil and gas for surveillance, security, safety, disaster management, land survey, progress and condition monitoring through aerial photography and thermal imaging. More widespread consumer market applications will soon become realistic, keeping pace with progress in tech innovation and reduced costs. Some of these include drone-facilitated last mile delivery for the retail, healthcare and logistics sectors.

SAEINDIA Aerospace Forum organized AeroTHON 2022 competition for students with primary focus on developing design, build and piloting skills of Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) to prepare them industry ready for the emerging market. As part of AeroTHON 2022, students undertook a full design and build cycle of an unmanned aerial vehicle meeting specific mission requirements, culminating in a final fly-off event.

The team from SREC - Aero Modelling Club named “Ultra Instinct” composed of 6 members Dinesh Prasaad L, Rabinson S, Aquif Ismayil , Sharanmenon , Prakash Raj R and Jawahar C, mentored by Mr. R. Sivakumar, AP/Aero participated in Aerothan 2022. Their objective was to,

1. Design, build, fly a multirotor UAV that can deliver cargo to specified location.

2. Payload delivery by manual as well as by autonomous operation.

GraVITaas 22 Aerodominator

Aerodominator is intended to provide undergraduate engineering students with a real world design challenge. These rules were developed with a focus on educational value and hands-on experience. These rules were designed to compress a typical aircraft development program into a short period of time, following the early development phase of system engineering and requirements derivation. This competition will expose participants to the nuances of conceptual design, system integration/test, and verification through demonstration.

Venue: Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore.

Other Participants: Three teams from Mumbai representing same college. Two teams from VIT and one from Mysore.

The team from SREC - Aero Modelling Club, composed of 5 students - Univer Prabu, Sukhadev, Samuraja, Sridhar, Hirithick Roshan participated in the event with a beautiful flight in the practical session. They also submitted a paper presentation about the principle, construction, working condition and performance of the fixed wing aircraft model with the help of analysis conducted during modeling.

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