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NEW [16.06.27]Suwon Drone Festival ends in success

  • 2016-07-04
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Suwon Drone Festival ends in success
 
[16.06.27]
 
 
The 2016 Suwon Drone Festival, which is co-hosted by Ajou University and the Suwon Municipal Government, was held on June 25th and 26th in the playground and the indoor gymnasium at the University. Suwon City said that about 35,000 people participated in the event.
 
 
The second annual festival featured a variety of programs that helped citizens become familiar with drones. On the playground, there was a formation flight of drones, a flight of racing drones, and showcases of the utility of drones, including observation, target hitting, precision landing, and crop-dusting. In addition, a number of industrial, academic, research, and public institutions set up booths displaying various drones and related parts. Events that were held in the indoor gymnasium included a mini drone racing contest, a drone dancing show, a drone fighter class, a screening of award-winning works from a drone-related film festival, and a display of award-winning works from a drone-related idea contest. In particular, the Business Section was arranged to promote drone-related industries, attracting investments, and explaining new technologies. It was an opportunity for consulting, marketing, and overseas exports for domestic drone businesses, with members of the World OKTA participating.
 
 
From the University, professors demonstrated various activities related to their research at the event, which was organized by the LINC Project Group, including the Ground Control Station for multiple unmanned drones (Professor Yong Jin Kwon, Department of Industrial Engineering), a tactical data link simulator for national defense and auto flight and photography by drones (Professor Ho Ki Baek, Department of Defense and Digital Convergence), displaying vertical takeoff and landing drones with fixed wings and their application algorithm (Professor Jai Hoon Kim, Department of Cyber Security), and building drones with 3D printers (Professor Jeong Han Ko, Department of Industrial Engineering). Also, there was a booth introducing the University's Paran Semester. The Research Society for Drone Industry Policy held a seminar on the development of drone industries under the title "The Present and Future of Drones."
 
 
At the opening ceremony on June 25th, Suwon City Mayor Tae Young Yeom said, "Suwon City is looking to become a leader in the drone industry based on its excellent infrastructure," adding, "I am confident of that, because we have drone-related businesses and can access the outstanding talent pools from outstanding educational institutions in this city, including Ajou."
 
 
President Dong Yeon Kim said, "The drone industry is already growing fast with related start-ups and becoming an important core industry for future growth," adding, "I hope that Ajou University will contribute to the development of drone industries by promoting creative and innovative ideas among students through the Paran Semester, and will partner with local governments and drone industries."
 
 
Director of the LINC Project Group and Executive Vice President for Industry-Academia Cooperation Kyung Hee Choi said, "The drone industry is continuing development for commercial, public, and private purposes and, in particular, the potential for commercial uses is tremendous since there are no limitations in scope and applications. From now on, the key to market success is who can utilize drones in what ways. If we can succeed, it will greatly help in job creation," adding, "In that sense, this event is quite significant because the local government, related industries, and the University have come together for the development of the drone industry."