In his report, Prof. Dody stated that KRTI 2021 is participated by 163 teams from 61 universities in Indonesia in four divisions with different themes. The divisions are Racing Plane (RP), Fixed-Wing (FW), Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL), and Technology Development (TD). “This competition aims to facilitate students in creating in the aerodynamic field, especially flying robot. Besides as a means of building networking, information exchange, and educating the community, students, observers, researchers, and flying robot activists,” Prof. Dody reported.

Muslih, M.Si., the Head of Administration Subdivision Puspresnas, stated that KRTI is a part of Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka (MBKM) implementation that aims to encourage university students to be active in an academic while developing themselves as a creative, competitive individual with strong characters. “KRTI is held to train university students on unmanned flying vehicles, which includes an assessment on configuration, control, data collection, flying parameters, observation, mapping, and delivery of packages in a location or vertical building,” he added.

In his opening remark, the Rector of UNS, Prof. Jamal Wiwoho, appreciated Kemendikbudristek’s trust towards the Faculty of Engineering (FT) UNS as host and managing committee of KRTI 2021. “UNS is committed to always providing the best services for the success of unmanned vehicle or KRTI contest from 15-20 November 2021. Welcome and have a fair competition, 163 teams from 61 universities in Sumatera, Batam, Java, Bali, Borneo, Sulawesi, to Maluku Utara,” Prof. Jamal said.

In the next five days, all 163 teams will compete in the annual contest held by Puspresnas. Besides hosting the contest, UNS also participated in the competition through its representatives from the Bengawan UV team, who succeeded in participating in the final round in all four divisions. Humas UNS

Reporter: Bayu Aji Prasetya
Editor: Dwi Hastuti

The post Rector of UNS Officially Open KRTI 2021 appeared first on Universitas Sebelas Maret.

As host, UNS is optimistic about winning the Grand Champion in the competition as shared by the Chief Organizing Committee KRTI 2021 Prof. Dody Ariawan and Supervisor for KRTI UNS 2021 Team Dr. Nurul Muhayat. “In each division, hopefully, students could win, besides there are several categories that we could win as well, such as best design. And the target is clear, Grand Champion,” Dr. Nurul Muhayat stated.

Based on the qualification results, Bengawan UV UNS passed four teams into the final round: Shankara in Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL) division, Ernesti in Racing Plane (RP) division, Bamantara in Fixed- Wing (FW) division, and Prigi Baswara in Technology Development (TD) division. In VTOL division, the flying robot should be able to send aids to high rise buildings; in FW division, robots are required to fly up to 55 kilometers, RP division demands automatic fly of robot in a shape of 8 (eight), and in TD division, robots are demanded to conduct electricity to certain parts. Dr. Nurul added that UNS teams have prepared for enough team, and all teams are all out to win some achievements.

Since KRTI 2021 was held fully online, UNS teams have prepared several locations for the contest. VTOL division will be held in the Sport Center UNS, FW division in Polokarto, Sukoharjo, RP division in Dukuh, Mojolaban, and TD division in ringroad field Surakarta. Dr. Nurul explained that each team would broadcast their activities from their distinct location, and eight students would work together in each division.

In his press release, Prof. Dody explained that KRTI would be held fully online, and each team would be observed through distance observation. UNS sent out seven juries assisted by the assistant and three Liaison officers (LO) to assess each division. To support the observation, a centralized observation with three blocks was prepared in G.P.H. Haryo Mataram Auditorium. Block I for VTOL and FW division, block II for TD division, and block III for RP division.

“We will install a big screen to monitor all team’s activities. So, you could imagine how many people work in this event,” Prof. Dody stated.

KRTI 2021 will be participated by 163 teams from 61 universities in Indonesia from Sumatera, Bali, Borneo, Sulawesi, to North Maluku. All participants in the TD division are required to submit a presentation file and progress video before the final round; the FW division is required to submit a copy of NOTAM, GCS coordinate, and dropping zone position; the RP division is required to submit a document and videos. “All requirements should be done no later than 12 November 2021 at 23.59 WIB,” Prof. Dody explained.

On 15 November, there will be participant’s registration technical meeting, opening ceremony, parade, and flight-test; the competition will start on 16 November until 20 November. The closing ceremony and announcement of winners will be held on the last day (20/11). Humas UNS

Reporter: Y.C.A. Sanjaya
Editor: Dwi Hastuti

The post UNS Teams Optimistic to Win Grand Champion in KRTI appeared first on Universitas Sebelas Maret.

As the host of KRTI 2021, this year’s competition will be led by Prof. Dody Ariawan from Mechanical Engineering Program (FT) UNS. he explained that this year’s competition would have four divisions. “Divisi Racing Plane (RP), Fixed-Wing (FW), Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL), and Technology Development (TD). Each division will have different themes because they are more specific,” he said.

The RP division has F.A.T (Fast And on Track) theme, fastest, and figure-of-eight. The FW division has emergency package delivery for the quarantine area, and VTOL division has QR-code-based Fast Response and Accurate Shipment Delivery as a theme. In the last division, TD, the theme was Innovate UAV Technology.

“There are 163 teams participating from various universities in Indonesia. From Sumatera, Java, Bali, Borneo, Sulawesi, to Maluku,” he added.

Besides hosting the event, UNS also send four teams to the final round of KRTI 2021: Shankara team in VTOL, Ernesti in RP, Bamantara in FW, and Prigi Baswara in TD. Humas UNS

Reporter: Bayu Aji Prasetya
Editor: Dwi Hastuti

The post UNS Hosts Indonesian Flying Robot Contest 2021 appeared first on Universitas Sebelas Maret.