Drone Competition in Gelderland

International Micro Air Vehicle Conference and Competition 2014

12 Aug 2014
15 Aug 2014

From the 12th to the 15th of August the TU Delft will host the International Micro Air Vehicle Conference and Competition (IMAV). Together with the Koninklijke Luchtmacht, Parrot, Aerialtronics, Mathworks and 1 BIT SQUARED they will organise both a scientific conference and a technological competition with Micro Air Vehicles (MAV).

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Quadcopter - During IMAVS 2014 there will be a competition where drones like this quadcopter will compete against each other in teams.

Competition

The competition will be held in Oostdorp, a fake village set up in 1965 by the Ministry of Defence for practice purposes. Here teams will go head to head in a single mission which combines both outdoor and indoor mission elements. This year the focus will be on: surveillance, recognition, endurance and multi-MAV operations.

About IMAV 2014

The IMAV is a yearly event that combines a scientific conference with a technological competition involving Micro Air Vehicles (MAVs). Such a combination allows research groups from all over the world to share their knowledge, and stimulates them to focus on research that can be used in real life scenarios.