IIT Hyderabad to develop testing bed for unmanned aerial vehicles

IIT Hyderabad received Rs 135 Crores from the Union Government’s Department of Science and Technology (DST) under the National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS) to set up TiHAN.

Union Minister of Education Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ laid the foundation stone of technology innovation hub on autonomous navigation (TiHAN) (a new technology innovation hub of Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad) which will act as a testing facility for Autonomous Navigation Systems both on ground and in space. The virtual event was also attended by the education minister of the state, Sanjay Dhotre , Director of IIT Hyderabad, Professor BS Murty, Chairperson of Board of Governors, IIT Hyderabad, Dr BVR Mohan Reddy.

IIT Hyderabad received Rs 135 Crores from the Union Government’s Department of Science and Technology (DST) under the National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS) to set up TiHAN. Two acres of land has also been allocated to IIT Hyderabad for the project TiHan

Commenting on the newly launched project, Mr Pokhriyal said, “TiHAN Foundation, established at IIT Hyderabad, is a multi-departmental initiative, including researchers from Electrical, Computer Science, Mechanical and Aerospace, Civil, Mathematics, and Design at IIT Hyderabad with collaboration and support from reputed institutions and industry. It is a great step towards AtmaNibhar Bharat, Skill India and Digital India”.

He further added that TiHAN is focused on addressing various challenges hindering the real-time adoption of unmanned autonomous vehicles.

Emphasizing over the need to test the new innovation, Director IIT Hyderabad, Professor B. S. Murty said, “In general, both UAV and UGV testing may include crashes and collisions with obstacles, resulting in damage to costly sensors and other components. Hence, it is important to test new technologies developed in a safe, controlled environment before deployment”. The reports suggest that it will be the first step in creating a test bed to evaluate the autonomous navigation of vehicles.

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