TWO DAY WORKSHOP and COMPETITION ON RC HOVERCRAFT

Event Description

With great pleasure we are inviting you to participate in the Two Days Workshop and competition on RC Hovercraft to be held on January 27, 28, 2015 organized in association with Gates Institute of Technology, Gooty, Andhra Pradesh,  Pravega - IISc, Bangalore , Avian Aerospace with support from AIRBUS India.

Who can participate?

·         Engineering students from any stream any year

·         Diploma Students from any stream any year

·         Anyone who has interest in unmanned vehicles & Robotics

Why attend this program?

·         Workshop is conducted by Unmanned Vehicles Experts with rich research experience

·         Best performing teams will be selected for the AIRBUS Organized grand finale of SKYFLY 2015 to held on February 1^st 2015,  IISc, Bangalore during Pravega 2015

·         All participants will receive certificate from International Accreditation Organization (IAO), Texas, USA, IISc, Bangalore – Pravega, Avian Aerospace.

·         All selected finalists will receive certificates from AIRBUS, India and IISc, Bangalore - Pravega

·         Students will learn about the booming Unmanned Vehicles field

Program content

1.      Introduction to air cushion vehicles

2.      Introduction to Unmanned vehicles and the market

3.      Basic principles of air cushion vehicles

4.      Concepts of hovering and forward propulsion

5.      Aerodynamics

6.      Designing the skirt and pressure chamber

7.      Controlling the hovercraft

8.      Power plant

9.      Electronics - Basics

10.  RF control using PWM Signals

11.  Controlling BLDC Motors

12.  Controlling Servos

13.  Working of Brushless DC Motors

14.  Basics of autonomous systems and GPS

15.  Construction

16.  Ground Trials

Kit Contents

·         Plastic Sheets

·         Servo / Actuator (1 No)

·         Hovercraft pressure chamber fabric

·         Tools

·         Individual certificates

·         Motor

·         Speed Controller

Registration Fee       

Rs. 6000 for a team of six students max

Motor, Speed Controller, battery, remote, and charger will be taken back

Rs. 9500 for a team of six students max

Battery, Remote and charger will not be given.