A. Surveillance & Monitoring Drones
Aerial platforms for lawful observation, site monitoring and event awareness.
- High-resolution imaging
- Thermal sensing research
- Flight monitoring and telemetry
Technology
Drone technologies.
Research into intelligent aerial systems for lawful monitoring, inspection, environmental observation and autonomous navigation.
Concept Research
Stage. All drone systems on this page are concepts or research initiatives. None is tested, certified or commercially available. Any future operation would follow applicable Indian drone regulations and airspace rules.
Drone categories
Four research tracks.
B. Industrial & Commercial Drones
Drones for inspection of infrastructure, assets and large sites.
- Industrial inspection workflows
- Image capture and defect analysis research
- Data delivered to a cloud dashboard
C. Autonomous Aerial Systems
Research into autonomous navigation, mission planning and obstacle awareness.
- Autonomous navigation research
- Sensor fusion and perception
- Human supervision and fail-safe behaviour
D. Bio-Inspired Drone Research
Bird-inspired aerial robots, including a crow-inspired aerodynamic concept.
- Aerodynamics inspired by corvid flight
- Lawful observation and environmental monitoring
- Early research only
Capabilities under study
What our drone research covers.
High-resolution imaging
Stabilised cameras for detailed aerial imagery.
Thermal sensing
Heat signatures for inspection and search support.
Computer vision
On-board and cloud vision pipelines.
AI object recognition
Detecting and classifying objects of interest.
Flight monitoring
Live telemetry, status and health tracking.
Environmental observation
Monitoring land, water and vegetation conditions.
Industrial inspection
Towers, pipelines, roofs and plant equipment.
Search and rescue
Supporting responders in finding people in need.
Autonomous navigation
Waypoint planning and obstacle awareness research.
Research programme
Bio-inspired aerial robotics
ResearchBirds have refined flight for millions of years. SAANMI is researching bird-inspired drone designs, including a crow-inspired aerodynamic concept, studying wing shape, agility and low-noise flight for lawful observation and environmental monitoring.
- Wing morphology and gliding efficiency studies
- Agile manoeuvring in cluttered environments
- Wildlife, habitat and environmental observation
- Compliance with aviation, privacy and wildlife regulations
This is early-stage research. No bio-inspired drone has been built or tested by SAANMI.
Products & enquiries
Concepts open to conversation.
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