Guest Lecture on Drone Computing
The Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Club of MVJCE has organized a Guest Lecture on Drone Computing in Association with the department of Aeronautical & Aerospace Engineering. The event was conducted in the Rajalakshmi Seminar Hall between 10.30 am to 12.30 pm, on 21st November 2023
Participants
120 participants from the Department of Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering, MVJCE, attended this Guest Lecture, enthusiastically. Dr. Deenadayalan K, Coordinator of the UAV Club has organized the event along with the faculties from the department of Aeronautical & Aerospace Engineering.
Event flow
In the scheduled event, resource person Dr SN Omkar was accompanied by The MVJCE Principal Dr V Suresh Babu, Vice Principal Dr M Brindha, The Dean (R&D) Dr AC Niranjanappa and UAV Club Coordinator Dr Deenadayalan K. During the event Dr AC Niranjanappa, The Dean (R&D) gave a welcome address and introduced the chief guest. Then the resource person Dr S N Omkar, delivered the lecture. After the lecture Dr V Suresh Babu, The Principal, MVJCE handed over the memento to the chief guest and spoke few words about the resource person and the event. Finally, the event organizer Asst. Prof. Dr Deenadayalan K, Coordinator, UAV club gave a vote of thanks speech.
About the Guest Speaker
The resource person of the event is Dr S N Omkar, Chief Research Scientist, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru. Dr. S. N. Omkar’s research interests include Satellite image processing, Uninhabited Air Vehicles (UAV), Drone Computing, Nature-inspired algorithms, Biomechanics and Yoga. He is also pursuing several projects and research work in Satellite and UAV image processing; Flood and Disaster Management; and Yoga. He has developed several algorithms and used them for a variety of applications like road extraction, flood assessment, crop classification, crop growth analysis, radiation monitoring etc. The other facet of Dr. Omkar's research includes composite design optimization using nature inspired techniques.
He has also pioneered in using biomechanical simulation framework for analysis of yogic postures. He has established a laboratory facility towards this.
Dr. Omkar is also a celebrated practitioner and teacher of Yoga. He has been conferred the Karnataka State Rajyothsava Award from the Government of Karnataka and the Kempegowda Award from Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike for his contributions in the field of Yoga.
During the inaugural function, The Dean R&D, Dr AC Niranjanappa, is giving a welcome address and the (From the left) Aerospace HOD, Dr A Sakthivel, the Resource person Dr S N Omkar, The Principal Dr V Suresh Babu and Dr M Brindha are seated on the dais.
The principal Dr Suresh Babu is handing over the memento to the resource person Dr S N Omkar.
Lecture on Drone Computing
The resource person Dr S N Omkar has started his lecture by giving fundamental information on UAV applications. The resource person briefed about the applications such as Precision Agriculture, Security, Monitoring, and Surveillance, Disaster Management, Search and Rescue (SAR) etc. were drones and UAVs critically used.
After introducing the applications, the resource person Dr S N Omkar explained about the suitable drones that can be used for carrying out the missions. He has also explained about the support systems and equipment’s that are essential for the same. During his lecture Dr S N Omkar has also elucidated the cost involved in the making of drones and other instruments that are needed to carry out the mission.
As the resource currently focuses on precision agriculture, for his research hence along with the necessary materials such as flow chart, images and videos, he has explained about the computing fundamentals associated with precision agriculture. For this the resource person highlighted the “Mango Tree Net - A Fully Convolutional Network For Semantic Segmentation And Individual Crown Detection Of Mango Trees” problem from his research article.
Later, the chief guest explained about the materials that are used to manufacture drone structure. He also explained about the turbofan engine driven drone and various drones that are developed in his laboratory. The resource person has also explained about the facilities and internships that can be availed by the students at IISc.
Outcome of the guest lecture
The guest speaker Dr S N Omkar delivered a stupendous lecture on Drone Computing and the students also have acknowledged the same. The students were able to understand the significance of the growing Drone and UAV Technology. Additionally, students acquired vast knowledge in the area of drone applications, fabrication, control and guidance.
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