AIML’s Involvement in our Day-to-Day Life has increased immensely in the last decade, from our phones to GPS mapping, we are essentially usually so many new AIML advances that we do not notice. Drones are one such fantastic technological advancement that the mankind has come up with. They have helped save time and been of great convenience to the defense sector. But in current day, drones have made their way into the civilian lifestyle for cinematic and practice purposes.  

Drones, are easily one of the smartest inventions, that has immense potential in the long run. Drones are accurate, precise and difficult to detect. Something so small that can access areas that are inaccessible by humans and that is exactly why they were so readily adapted by our defense teams. Now, however, drones are more accessible and used in multiple other sectors like entertainment, agriculture, healthcare and more.  

A report by DFI – Drone Federation of India stated in 2020 that drones have been used in India to – monitor wildlife, prevent illegal activities in forests, urban planning, transportation plans by National Highway Authority of India and State Governments, mining, disaster management, agricultural assessments, surveillance and security. This article will give you a detailed idea of drones in India, along with its various types, uses and control methods.  

Drones are generally classified based on their weight, Nano, Micro, Small, Medium & Large. 

The government of India is encouraging drone manufacturing by a boost through PLIs (Production Linked Incentive Scheme) similar to that given to mobile handset makers by the MeitY – Ministry of electronics and information technology. Currently India has some brilliant startups that produce drones – 1 Way Martian Corporation, Aarav Unmanned Systems, Cron Systems, etc. 

Since there is such a wide variety and difference in types and sizes each of these drones have separate flying/owning rules, policies and permits. Directorate general of civil aviation has launched a platform called as Digital Sky for various activities related to management of drone in India. A new draft of drone rules 2021 is also published for getting feedback from the public. These rules are created to bring in some control; based on recent drone related actions that took place in India, resulting in security threat, we can agree that some amount of control may be required in the handling of drones. That being said we must look at all the fantastic changes and opportunities that drones bring about for our country. Drone rules are being monitored but the center has also freed up a lot of opportunity for Indian companies producing drones by allowing them to survey and create next gen maps; this initiative is bound to help e-commerce deliveries, food deliveries and also to create a smart city in future where drones help in surveying and mapping – a rather unexplored area in India.  

The pointers below talk about the sectors in which drones are being used heavily and how they are saving lives and changing the game altogether: 

• Healthcare – drones are being used to deliver medicine, relief and even organs to people in times of medical emergencies. Drones can easily evade traffic, fly across mountains, difficult terrain, rural or inaccessible locations. They are saving lives and helping people with ailments. In cases of floods, earthquakes, road accidents and other such situations where time is critical and patients/victims are not mobile. Drones can reach in half the time while bringing in help and medicines.  
• Agriculture – drones are used in the agricultural sector to spray pesticides and take care of the fields sometimes to even monitor the fields/weather, monitor the health of crops and collect data on the soil. Early detection of any hazard to the fields could eventually save the time and money of farmers. 

• Entertainment – cinematography has been among us for decades now, drones have added to that cinematographic satisfaction through visually appealing shots from the sky and under water for movies, tv, marriage videos and the like. 
• Automated Drones – amidst a massive digital transformation that our country is going through it is not surprising that drones too are a part of it. Automated drones, powered by AI, pre-planned structure and mapping of task can easily do the job unmanned in a systematic manner. They are used in places and cases where human interaction would either be inaccessible or even a threat to life. Whether it is a tough terrain, rural location or difficult weather a drone can do the job and also take images or be zoomed in to take a closer look.   
• Defense: drones are difficult to detect and are much smaller in stature, in many cases, they can do the job of attack/defense/monitoring/tracking in an efficient manner. This also means the defense can save their soldier’s lives. Drones can work on images and even video which can be zoomed in on. This acts as an excellent method for tracking and monitoring areas of stress.  

A drone can cost up to 1 Crore depending upon the size and features. They are completely unmanned and work based on a given task order. In fact, upon AIML’s excellent work and inventions there are swarms of drones that could work together to fix one issue that may not have been possible for one single drone to accomplish. There are drones that work seamlessly in both – aerial and aquatic conditions, transitioning perfectly. They can detect underwater pipe leakages, submarines and also be used to check for any damage caused to ships. All of these tasks were done by an excellent invention – innovation and modernization’s perfect blend – India’s first underwater robotic drone – EyeROV. In fact, in the entertainment sector too cinema is being recognized for breathtaking shots and skilled cinematography achieved through drones. 

To add to the already evolving drone technology, NASA recently sent a drone to Mars. Ingenuity, a NASA ‘helicopter’ was sent to Mars, unmanned. At a point like this where drones which were only considered aerial till now are evolving and taking up more roles in various sectors of society while also shape-shifting into aquatic and sometimes even going to space makes us believe that anything unmanned and monitored through artificial intelligence is a Drone. 

The students at NHCE – New Horizon College of Engineering, never fail at coming up with ingenious ideas like the CanSat launch (an Octocopter/drone) with the help of the Research & Development Department. Standing strong along with the students are excellent lecturers that act as guides and coaches to develop traits among students that dream big and wish to be creators. The R&D Department has repeatedly proven themselves to out shine from their last endeavor by doing something bigger and better and making NHCE one of the best engineering colleges in Bangalore.  

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