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The Department of Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering has been engaged in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Technology Development since 2007. First autopilot was successfully tested on 12.12.2012, First medium scaleÌýUAVÌýnamedÌýRAVANÌýwas flight tested for aerodynamic stability onÌý2ndÌýFebruary 2014, wasÌýautopilotedÌýonÌý6thÌýJuly 2014, was sent beyond visual range under autopilot control onÌý1stOcoberÌý2014. So, farÌýRVANÌýhas undergone forty flight tests without a single crash incident.
Up to now,ÌýUAVÌýresearch has been conducted in the Robotics Laboratory, and it was somewhat outstanding for the Department to formally open itsÌýUAVÌýResearch Laboratory, which eventually took place onÌý15thÌýDecember 2014. Vice chancellor graced the occasion as Chief Guest, and unveiled the newÌýUAVÌýnamedÌýCEYHAWK. Officials from other institutes such asÌýMoD,ÌýCAA,ÌýSLAF,ÌýCRD, NSF, NRC,ÌýNERDC,ÌýACCMT,ÌýCOSTiÌýtook part in the event. A comprehensive video on theÌýUAVÌýresearch history of the Department was played during the event. Dr.ÌýPasqual. Head of Department welcomed the audience, and Prof.ÌýRohanÌýMunasingheÌýdelivered a speech onÌýUAVÌýresearch and Development in recent times. Vice Chancellor appraised the initiative and congratulated theÌýUAVÌýteam and Department. The newÌýUAVResearch Laboratory will facilitate undergraduates and graduate students to engage inÌýUAVÌýresearch in a better and more conducive environment. Department is expected to link up with potential collaborators in theÌýUAVÌýfield through thisÌýLaboratoory.
CEYHAWKÌýis more aerodynamic, pleasant looking, and light weight than itsÌýpredessorÌýRAVAN. It is able to fly aboutÌý30minutes, at cruise speed ofÌý75kmphÌýcoveringÌý35kmÌýin round trip. Department is now in the process of commercializingÌýCEYHAWKÌýand introduce it to the international market as a high-tech product from Sri Lanka.
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