From Desert Sands to Smart Skies: The UAE’s UAV Revolution

Описание: A UAE-based UAV company is pushing the boundaries of drone technology, and exploring new applications through in-house expertise in partnerships with universities and research institutions. Dr. Glenda El Gamal, a Senior Lecturer in the General Education Unit at Khalifa University, joins Alex Janković, Head of R&D Mechanical at AirQ, who explains how his company is spearheading four projects to develop technologically advanced and socially impactful UAV solutions.
Watch now to discover:
• How the UAE is rapidly becoming a hub for aerospace technology
• How Air Q is developing UAVs for the harshest desert environment.
• How versatile UAV platforms are capable of adapting to multiple missions.

0:00 (General introduction)

1:40 (Chapter 1- Introduction to Air Q)

2:12 (Chapter 2 - Where does Air Q fit in?)

3:03 (Chapter 3 - What does impact mean to you?)

3:45 (Chapter 4 - Collaborations with Khalifa University)

4:29 (Chapter 5 - Acoustics of the UAV)

6:40 (Chapter 6- Ethics and cloud-seeding)

8:09 (Chapter 7 - Climate challenges and UAV modifications)

10:11 (Chapter 8 - Testing the equipment)

11:39 (Chapter 9 - UAV deliveries?)

12:21 (Chapter 10 - The role of AI)

15:06 (Chapter 11 - Balancing innovation with sustainability)

16:58 (Chapter 12 - Surveillance vs privacy)

18:52 (Chapter 13 - Future potential for UAVs)

20:58 (Chapter 14 - Current load limits)

21:57 (Chapter 15 - Advice for future engineers and scientists)

22:57 (Chapter 16 - What's next for AirQ?)


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Khalifa University of Science and Technology is an internationally top-ranked research-intensive university located in Abu Dhabi, UAE. It boasts three colleges, three research institutes, 20 research centers, and 36 departments covering a broad range of disciplines in science, engineering, and medicine. Khalifa University is the one university in the UAE with the research and academic programs that address the entire range of strategic, scientific and industrial challenges of the 21st century.

Khalifa University’s world-class faculty and state-of-the-art research facilities provide an unparalleled learning experience to students around the world. The university brings together the best in science, engineering and medicine in the UAE, to offer specialized degrees that can take promising high school graduates all the way to top-rated doctorate degree holders.