AeroTHON 2022
About AEROTHON 2022
Theme: Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) - Design, Build and Fly Contest
Indian government is on the mission to turn the country into a Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) / Drone hub by 2030 under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan by accelerating the pace of development of India’s Unmanned Aircraft / Drone industry. India’s UAS market could grow to INR 500 billion (US$6.8 billion) in the next five years.
Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) are used across many industries like defense, construction, infrastructure, mining, telecom, geospatial mapping, agriculture/farming, media & entertainment, law enforcement, oil and gas for surveillance, security, safety, disaster management, land survey, progress and condition monitoring through aerial photography and thermal imaging. More widespread consumer market applications will soon become realistic, keeping pace with progress in tech innovation and reduced costs. Some of these include drone-facilitated last mile delivery for the retail, healthcare and logistics sectors.
SAEINDIA Aerospace Forum is organizing AeroTHON 2022 competition for students with primary focus on developing design, build and piloting skills of Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) to prepare them industry ready for the emerging market. As part of AeroTHON 2022, students undertake a full design and build cycle of an unmanned aerial vehicle meeting specific mission requirements, culminating in a final fly-off event.
OBJECTIVE
The objective of this year’s competition is to design, build and fly a UAV to meet a specific mission requirement.
To inculcate innovation mindset among the student community in emerging technologies like Uninhabited aerial vehicles (UAV).
Incubate and nurture skills and capabilities of aero design in young minds and prepare them towards Atmanirbhar Bharat in critical aerospace technologies.
To help develop the next generation of entrepreneurs.
To help develop the next generation of entrepreneurs.
PROGRAM STRUCTURE
Program will be conducted in 2 phases: Phase 1- Design Round, and Phase 2 - Final Round including Flight Test.
REGISTRATION GUIDELINES & FEE
- Team can comprise minimum 5 students and maximum 10 students from multiple engineering disciplines with 1 faculty advisor.
- Students have to be members of SAEINDIA. Faculty advisors are advised to become members of SAEINDIA, though it’s not mandatory. Visit: https://www.saeindia.org/become-a-member to sign up for SAEINDIA membership.
- Registration fee : Rs. 15,000/- + 18% GST
- Registration for AEROTHON 2022 opens 23rd February 2022 at 6 pm.
- For any feedback or related queries, please email us at feedback.aerothon@saeindia.org
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Prize Category |
Prize Value |
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1st Prize |
Rs. 100,000 |
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2nd Prize |
Rs. 75,000 |
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3rd Prize |
Rs. 50,000 |
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4 Special Awards each of Rs. 25,000 |
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IMPORTANT DATES
| Key Event | Dates |
| Registration opened for AeroTHON 2022 | 28th Feb 2022 |
| Rule Book Release | 15th Mar 2022 |
| Registration close | 7th April 2022 |
| Phase -1: Design report submission by students | 11th June 2022 |
| Phase 1: Presentation submission | 22nd June 2022 |
| Students present design to Judges (industry and academic experts) | 24th June 2022 & 25th June 2022 |
| Judges (industry and academic experts) review reports & finalize scores | 26th – 29th June 2022 |
| Announce winners of Phase -1 during AeroCON 2022 | 30th June 2022 |
| Phase 2: Physical prototype build |  1st July 2022 – 17th Nov 2022 |
| Phase 2: Physical prototype inspection | 18th Nov 2022 |
| Phase 2: Flying competition | 18th &19th Nov 2022 |
| Awards Ceremony | 19th Nov 2022 |
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Mr.Ravishankar Mysore
OC - ConvenerMr.Krupal Aerpula
OC - Co ConvenerDr.Ganga Reddy.C
TC - ConvenerDr.Dinesh Manoharan
OC - Co ConvenerDr. Manish Jaiswal.J
TC - MemberProf. C.S. Karunakaran
TC - MemberMr. Ravi Kumar G.V.V
TC - MemberDr. Manish Jaiswal
TC - MemberMr. HARROLD JOSE
TC - MemberMr.Shripathi.V
Industry and Academia interface committee - ConvenerMr. Pullaiah Dussa
Industry and Academia interface committee - Co-ConvenerMr. Gnaneshwara N
Industry and Academia interface committee - MemberMr. Vijay Manikumar Yaragalla
Industry and Academia interface committee - MemberMr. Dipak Balaso Ranaware
Industry and Academia interface committee - MemberMr. Satish Sastry
Finance Committee- ConvenerMr. Sandeep Birje
Event Management Committee - ConvenerMr. Vinay Roy
Marketing & Communication Committee- ConvenerMr. Yogesh Sathe
Awards & Recognition Committee - ConvenerThe AeroTHON organizing committee and SAEINDIA shall not be held responsible for non-fulfilment of their obligations due to the exigency of one or more of the force majeure events such as but not limited to the acts of God, war, flood, earthquake, strikes, lockouts, pandemics, epidemics, riots, civil commotion, scarcity, of water, electricity or such other basic facilities etc and shall inform the participating teams on the occurrence and cessation of the event within one week of such decision being made If the force majeure conditions continue beyond a reasonable period where running the event is not feasible either due to the force majeure conditions or any other reasons, the event may be cancelled for the year. (a) Earthquake, flood, inundation and landslide, storm, tempest, hurricane, cyclone, lightning, thunder, pandemics, epidemics or other extreme atmospheric disturbances or any other act of God (b) Strikes, labour disruptions or any other industrial disturbances not arising on account of the acts or omissions of the organisers, war, hostilities (whether declared or not), invasion, act of foreign enemy, terrorism, rebellion, riots, weapon conflict or military actions, civil war, ionising radiation, contamination by radioactivity from nuclear fuel, any nuclear waste, radioactive toxic explosion, volcanic eruptions or other such occurrences beyond the control of the organisers (c) Acts of expropriation, compulsory acquisition or takeover by any government agency of the said venue where the event is to be held or any part thereof (d) Any prohibitory order of any Court.
