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Autonomous Systems - aircraft, unmanned aerial systems, and autonomous vehicles rely heavily on sensors (e.g., GPS, cameras, LiDAR, gyroscopes, etc.) for perception and use specialized algorithms for navigation and autonomous operations. The sensors' accuracy and reliability are crucial for these systems' safe operations.
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This entry presents a civilian aircraft design inspired by the JetZero Blended Wing Body (BWB) concept, emphasizing enhanced efficiency, sustainability, and passenger experience. The proposed design integrates advanced aerodynamics, lightweight materials, and state-of-the-art propulsion systems to create a novel aircraft suitable for commercial aviation.
In the present days interest in agricultural waste has increased to explore their benefits from this waste. Wood is being used everywhere for making of paper as raw material. Wood pulp, bamboo, molasses, bagasse and cellulose fiber are essential for paper production.
Plasma Bound, an innovative deep-tech company based in Ireland, is transforming the adoption of lightweight composite materials with its patented Controlled Polymer Ablation (CPA) process and revolutionary product, Vulcan. Designed for industries such as automotive, aerospace, sporting goods, and consumer electronics,
It has been 50 to 70 years and still no entrepreneurial genius human minds have successfully solved the problem of overly packed, crawling freeways. Everyday millions of people accept this huge waste of their time as a normal part of life and just complain,
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The proposed AI-powered drone application for agriculture addresses key challenges in precision farming, crop monitoring, and resource management. Traditional methods rely on manual labor and periodic inspections, which can be inefficient, costly, and error-prone.
Our company, IEMT, has developed and patented technology for a portable, low cost, medical imaging system that, for the first time, can be placed in the hands of first responders and professional practitioners.
Quick Response System for Trees (QRST) is proposed here for identifying tree name, its family and medicinal values, etc. It is observed that many people do not know the names of very common trees around them.
This idea is developed to reduce internal combustion engines' mechanical friction loss by distinctive crankshaft oil hole layout. In order to ensure adequate oil transport, from main bearing shell oil groove to connecting rod bearing via oil holes made inside crankshaft,
The aim of the land mine sensing or detecting robot is to see and cover the most area feasible, display the landmines, and map the remaining region with millimeter accuracy on a visual map. This study offers a prototype land mine detection robot that is easy to manage,
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