MUMBAI, India, Sept. 26 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202441021667 A) filed by M. Kumarasamy College Of Engineering, Karur, Tamil Nadu, on March 21, 2024, for 'an automated solar drone for surveillance and security.'
Inventor(s) include Dr. Meivel Sadasivam; Dr. Sakthi Periasamy; Nishanthi Senthilkumar; Nethradevi Ganesan; Samyuktha Selvakumar; and Nishalini Jemima Velganni.
The application for the patent was published on Sept. 26, under issue no. 39/2025.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention discloses an automated solar drone (100) for surveillance and security applications without the need of skilled operators. The solar drone comprises a foldable solar wing(s), solar tail, air engine, converter, IoT controller (108) and a surveillance sub system. The foldable solar wing (101) is configured to fly/capture solar energy for extending the flying time by converting the sunlight into electricity. The solar tail (102) located at the rear side of the drone which is configured to increase the solar energy absorption by its surface area. The plurality of DC motor (103-106) with rotary wings configured to enable the movement of the drone in upward direction by means of solar energy. The air compressor/engine (107) is configured to pressurize/create the turbine rotation at high speed for enabling the movement in forward direction by means of propulsion force. The converter (112) is configured to optimize the electrical operating point for maximizing solar panel power output. The IoT controller (108) is configured to act as the central management system of solar drone for enabling real time monitoring. The surveillance sub system (110) is monitoring one or more surveillance/security/safety parameters by means of LiDAR and NIR technology. The present invention will reduce the need of operators and power losses in an effective manner."
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