"DroneLions" from the University of Wuppertal win MultiCopter Cup
The successful "DroneLions" (from left to right) Huong Ly Hoang, Winnie Teichmann, Jan-Patrick Dieckmann, Sebastian Kampa and Tim Inhoffen with Prof Dr Peter Gust.
As part of the competition, the Wuppertal students - the "DroneLions" - used a drone to fly over components of an aeroplane and a wind turbine in a hall and successfully detected defects such as bird or hail damage. They used a specially modified drone, which has a high-resolution camera and several lasers to assess the size and severity of the damage from the air.
The students' participation in the cup was made possible by sponsors such as Mack-Rides and Wuppertal Stadtwerke.
The VDI MultiCopter Cup is intended to contribute to the further spread of multicopters in research and teaching and to promote the use of multicopter technology in non-destructive material testing and component monitoring in compliance with aviation regulations and procedures.
Students and young scientists from all degree programmes and faculties with a connection to multicopters (small rotor-powered aircraft) were eligible to take part.
