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AIDA | Drone Research
The main focus for the AIDA project is the education of our members in a real life setting. The main objective is not necessarily doing something completely new but doing something very useful. AIDA stands for autonomous indoor drone applications, autonomy is important because one of the biggest uses for drones is not the hardware but the software implementations. We will focus on indoor because drones are mostly used in indoor applications simply because it is not allowed to fly almost anywhere. Especially bigger warehouses and factories are doing research in indoor application since flying can optimize processes that are currently being done manually.
UA-X | Drone Research
Project UA-X explores the potential of lighter-than-air UAVs, offering key advantages over copter drones: low energy use, extended range, quiet hovering, and enhanced safety. These benefits make them ideal for filming, surveillance, and environmental scanning in applications like events, police operations, archaeology, and disaster relief. This year the plan is to focus on manoeuvrability and develop a concept for an airship that can carry a camera for filming and scanning. This will include looking into the aerostatics and aerodynamics of airships and building prototypes for first experiments. At the moment one three-to-four-metre-long prototype is planned, with two different envelopes. The ultimate goal for UA-X is to develop an Unmanned Airship that maintains its manoeuvrability in harsh weather conditions and can stay aloft permanently with the use of PV-Panels for filming and scanning.
Tailsitter | Bachelor Assignment
This tailsitter drone was developed as part of a Bachelor Assignment at DroneTeam Twente to reduce wind sensitivity of drones.
