PCCE ORGANIZES WORKSHOP ON DRONES AND COMBAT ROBOTICS

Team Phoenix in association with COSME (Consortium of students in Mechanical Engineering), PCCE organized a two day workshop on Drones & Combat Robotics on 24-25 August. On the first day the students were introduced to General & Combat robotics, a clear cut idea of how a bot is built from scratch till it’s final finishing was explained.
Various concepts regarding chassis, batteries, drive system, material selections and wired & wireless circuitry was explained in detail.The next session was a hands-on experience , wherein students learned about 60kg, 30kg,15kg RoboWars Robots. Small matches of RoboSoccer were also held during the session wherein students learned to control RoboSoccer Robots.
The next day there was a drone session , in the morning. The basics were cleared which allowed the students to learn the advanced concepts of drones. For the practical session, the team had 5 different drones, including a DJI Phantom .
During this session the calibration of various Flight controllers, BLDC motors, ESCs, frame, batteries, were covered in much depth which enabled enthusiasts to grasp the concepts in a better way. The workshop concluded with the flying of DJI Phantom thus giving them basic knowledge and insight into the world of drones.