The IoTechWorld Avigation’s AGRIBOT drone met design, materials, specification, development and efficiency for secure operation as specified by the Indian Ministry of Civil Aviation’s Certification Scheme for Unmanned Aircraft Systems.
BENGALURU, India, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — UL Solutions, a worldwide chief in utilized security science, issued a press release of conformity for IoTechWorld Avigation’s AGRIBOT drone, confirming the drone meets necessities put forth by the Certification Scheme from the Indian Ministry for Civil Aviation for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (CSUAS). The assertion of conformity issued by UL Solutions, a provisionally accepted certification physique for the Quality Council of India driving the CSUAS, enabled IoTechWorld Avigation’s AGRIBOT to obtain the primary sort certification for a drone in India from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation.
After receiving the Quality Council of India’s provisional approval as a certification physique beneath the CSUAS, UL Solutions started drone analysis providers at its Bengaluru, India facility per compliance with the CSUAS.
“With safety mechanisms in place, unmanned aircraft systems have the power to transform sectors such as agriculture, healthcare and logistics as new use cases emerge every day,” stated Suresh Sugavanam, regional vice chairman in South Asia for UL Solutions. “On acquiring the type certificate, IoTechWorld Avigation has taken a significant step in advancing drone safety. Their proactive step demonstrates a commitment to safety, and we’re pleased they are placing their trust in UL Solutions to help deliver on that promise.”
The CSUAS is an effort to determine an neutral, unbiased third-party conformity evaluation framework to scale and help secure, environment friendly and safe entry to the Indian airspace by unmanned plane methods. The framework contains assessing and confirming the design, materials, specification, development and efficiency for secure operation. The CSUAS necessities assist producers meet regulatory compliance, as mandated by the Ministry of Civil Aviation, by mandating third-party evaluations by means of certification our bodies complying with ISO/IEC17065 and obtain eligibility necessities for India’s Government e-Marketplace procurement processes.
Manufacturers of unmanned plane methods in India should have their drone fashions evaluated by a certification physique, which states conformity to product necessities. The certification scheme applies to 4 classes of drones: micro, 250 grams to 2 kilograms; small, 2 kilograms to 25 kilograms; medium, 25 kilograms to 150 kilograms; giant, as much as 500 kilograms. These requirements purpose to encourage secure use of drones in numerous functions, comparable to agriculture, surveillance, monitoring, catastrophe administration, healthcare and logistics.
“IoTechWorld Avigation has been committed to the safe use of our drones and how they can help our customers safely, securely and efficiently advance their businesses,” stated Deepak Bhardwaj, co-founder and director at IoTechWorld Avigation. “To that point, our customers trust us to create world-class drones. Acquiring the type certificate, after tests performed by UL Solutions, demonstrated our commitment to maintaining excellence while validating the quality, performance and safety of our AGRIBOT product.”
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