The Department of Science and Technology (DST) funded Technology Innovation Hub on Autonomous Navigation and Data Acquisition Systems (TiHAN) has opened on the Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad (IIT Hyderabad).
The centre was inaugurated by the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh. The state-of-the-art ‘Autonomous Navigation’ facility to develop unmanned floor and aerial autos.
Funded by the Union Ministry of Science & Technology at a price range of Rs 130 crore, the TiHAN is alleged to be a multidisciplinary initiative, which goals to make India a worldwide participant for the following era of ‘Smart Mobility’ know-how.
Furthermore, IIT Hyderabad has additionally began a brand new Post-Graduation course of M.Tech in ‘Smart Mobility’, which is alleged to be the first-of-its-kind in India.
Dr Jitendra Singh knowledgeable that restricted testbeds or proving grounds exist worldwide to analyze the operation of unmanned and linked autos in a managed surroundings by simulating varied situations that will happen in real-life visitors operations, starting from incessantly occurring to excessive circumstances. A couple of examples embody Millbrook Proving Grounds within the UK, M-City within the USA, CETRAN in Singapore, Ok-City in South Korea and JARI in Japan amongst others. In India, there may be presently no such testbed facility for assessing autonomous automobile efficiency, and therefore the necessity for this TiHAN Testbed.
Source: www.financialexpress.com”