FET Students Secure 1st Place at the National MathWorks Minidrone Competition India 2024

CodeXAerials, the official team from MS Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bangalore, clinched 1st place at the prestigious MathWorks Minidrone Competition India 2024. The event, hosted by the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore, saw participation from over 1,500 teams across India.

Participants were tasked with developing a path-following algorithm for a mini-drone. The competition was divided into two challenging rounds: the simulation round and the hardware round. Among more than 1,500 registrations from premier institutes and drone enthusiasts nationwide, CodeXAerials was one of the top 10 teams to qualify for the final hardware round after excelling in the simulation round. In the final round, CodeXAerials' mini-drone successfully followed the designated path and achieved a smooth, steady landing

Team Name: CodeXAerials

Team Members:

• A U Nachiketh Kumar (ASE)
• Ayush Jha (CSE)
• Rishabh Kumar (CSE)

Mentors: Dr. B.K. Swathi Prasad and Dr. Jayahar S.