PROJECTS

ONGOING PROJECTS

1. EXOSKELETON SUIT(Military Application)

        A Exoskeleton suit( also known as powered armor, power armor, exoframe, hard suit, or exosuit) is a wearable mobile machine that is powered by a system of electric motor, pneumatics, levers, hydraulic, or a combination of technologies that allow for limb movement with increased strength and endurance.

     There are increasing amount of applications for an exoskeleton, such as decreased fatigue and increased productivity while unloading supplies or enabling a soldier to carry heavy objects(80-300kg) while running or climbing stairs. Not only could a soldier potentially carry more weight, presumably, they could wield heavier armor and weapons while lowering their metabolic rate or maintaining the same rate with more carry capacity.

2.AIR & GROUND ROBOT      

        The current generation of micro air vehicle(MAVs) has reached a plateau in its utility, due to reliance an single-mode locomotion. A micro vehicle capable of both aerial and terrestrial locomotion would enjoy great utility in first responder and reconnaissance applications.
         The air & ground robot is a "hybrid" designed to serve as a remote sensor platform. The intent is that the air and land vehicle could fly in to hazardous or hostile environment, and the land and walk around to gather intelligence.

COMPLETED PROJECTS

1. ROBOWARBLER

       The "ROBOWARBLER "is a similar size to a warbler bird, is equipped with a micro motor and two wings. It is controlled with bluetooth and can turn up, down, right or left.

       The robot weight is 10 grams and fly above 8 minutes.

     The robot is equipped with 1.6 gram nano wireless camera. The camera is send images and videos to the ground  station.

    The robot development cost has above one lakh, used to help rescue people trapped in destroyed buildings, military applications, search for criminals or even operate as a probe vehicle an Mars.

SPECIFICATIONS

Size                 : 8 cm, from wingtip to wingtip
Weight         : 10 grams
Battery        : 1.6 grams
Camera & transmitter : 1.6 grams
Motor          : 3 grams
Receiver     : 0.6 grams
Mechanism : 3.2 grams
Material      : Carbon fiber
Range           : 100 m 

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peeDrwP6FoM

2. SOLAR ROBO WARBLER

        Innovative Robotics Research Lab (IRRL) researcher Aarya invented a robo warbler micro air vehicle (MAV) that incorporates solar panels in it’s wings.

      The flexible solar panels are attached in to the robo warbler wings, the captured solar energy is then used to supply robo warbler’s on board batteries. “These new multi-functional wings will shape the future of robotic birds by enabling them to fly longer and more independently because they will be getting their power from the Sun”.

       While the solar panels don’t produce enough energy to power robo warbler in flight (They produce 0.3Watts while robo warbler needs 3.0Watts to fly), they are effective in changing the MAV’s batteries when it is stationary. Solar Robo Warbler is the light weight solar flapping wings robotic bird in the world. 

      We hope that the performance will go up significantly as more efficient solar cells become available and we cover more of robo warbler’s wings and body area with solar cells in future.

SPECIFICATIONS

Size      : 8 cm, from wingtip to wingtip

Weight : 13 grams

Battery : 1.6 grams

Camera & transmitter: 1.6 grams

Motor    : 3 grams

Receiver: 0.6 grams

Mechanism : 3.8 grams

Solar panels: 2.4 grams

Material      : Carbon fiber

Range         : 100 m

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQiWF7sVBzo

3.BEE DRONE  

            Agreed, bee and other insect pollinators are under threat globally from multiple human pressures. If pollinators disappear completely from an ecosystem, their loss will affect structure of those ecosystems and the natural foods and fibres we use from the ecosystem. So, finding solutions to the problem of pollinator decline are imperative.

       “If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe, then man would have only four years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no more animals, no more man.”

           This is why the bee drone (artificial bee) story sounds like such a seductive idea. Imagine creating tiny drones with hairs on them that can be programmed to do a bee’s job? Wow! We are off the hook.

           To create the bee drone (artificial pollinator, artificial bee) I have first design a remote controlled nano drone. It’s weight is just 16 grams and the size is 8.5x8.5cm. Then they attached sponge foam to its front side, to mimic the proboscis of a bee.

       Finally, sponge foam, which is used to capture the pollen from flower when the drone touches the flower, and then deliver to another flower.

        However, pollination was achieved an a large flower, and the drone was not autonomous.”I believe that some from of artificial intelligence (AI), GPS and solar energy would be very useful for the development of such automatic machines in future”