UAV for Surveillance

ideaForge, a startup incubated in IIT Bombay, has developed Carbon, an autonomous hovering unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for short range reconnaissance, surveillance and scientific missions, terrain mapping, and disaster management. According to the manufacturers, Carbon is the lightest and smallest possible UAV currently available in India. The aircraft weighs less than 1.5 kilograms and can fly at a cruise speed of 25 kilometers per hour (kmph) and a maximum speed of 40 kmph. The inbuilt battery allows it to stay in air for about 30 minutes and fly up to 2 km at a stretch. The aircraft can be controlled from a ground control station. With simple mouse-clicks, users can control the entire functions of Carbon starting from take off, deciding a destination, taking photographs or videos, to landing the aircraft exactly at the take-off position.

Credit: Courtesy of ideaForge
___________________________________________________________________________________ Product: The Carbon
Cost: N/A
Availability: December 2010
Source: www.ideaforge.co.in
Company: ideaForge
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