Monday, January 3, 2011

India's future defender: Micro Aerial Vehicles


INDIAN SCIENTISTS in Bengaluru are working on a unique technology of Micro Craft, which will be mounted on Micro Aerial Vehicles (MAVs). This technology will be able to help civic agencies in emergencies like Carlton Tower episode. It will also help armed forces to counter the threat posed by terrorists armed with chemical weapons.

 

The MAVs are able to reach the unapproachable areas, detect the cause of the accident, capture and send images, thus helping in rescue operations. India's civic agencies lack the technology to do so in disaster management.

 

The advanced detection mechanism will help counter the threat posed by possible use of chemical weapons by terrorists, or even

in conventional warfare as they will be equipped to sense chemicals released by mines and other weapons used.

 

MAVs will be equipped with sensors that will be programmed to detect various chemicals during warfare. The miniature IR sensors will be used along with micro sensors for foliage penetration and detection of chemical weapons besides creating real-time image mosaics and the MAVs will be programmed to detect chemicals of different kinds. It will be controlled by high sensor technology.

 

MAVs is unmanned and definitely will help to detect various chemicals used by terrorists and then send the data to the bases thus enabling better assessment of situations. 

Source: Citizen Journalism News Platform - MeriNews

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