They claim it solves issues, if it was just a learning project or a for fun project nobody would have a problem with it.

@@DemsW Maybe it does maybe it doesn't. There's plenty of inventions out there that solve issues that they weren't even intended to fix - I mean that's how we got the microwave. Let them be man.

@@DemsW it is solving problems, just not ones that some people deem "important".

@@whatisrokosbasilisk80 what would that be, they said they wanted a drone that could safely operate near structures, a quadcopter with prop guards does that already.

Yes, they solved the problem they set out to solve. Just because you don't like the answer or think it isn't the best, doesn't mean that it isn't a solution.

What a load of nonsense, i literally put my money in some stocks and it X4-ed ... It was not difficult, but it was worthwhile... It's probably the easiest thing i ever done in my life, it was easier than waking up on a weekend... Long story shot, shut up

@@karoma7898 Guess you missed the posters whole point. "Nothing is worthwhile unless it is difficult" means that achieving your goal you have to work at. Not invest money in. Sorry you missed the point.

@karoma7898 ah, so you cant do anything but move money and brag on the internet. Truly a man of culture.

@@whatisrokosbasilisk80 i think your screen name is brilliant. This really is the question isn’t it. Are you an AI researcher as I am?

@@weirdsciencetv4999 It is my metaphysical health insurance policy. Yes, I am, I work with AI in embedded systems.

It’s a weight to thrust ratio in their case that thing looks heavy 😂

Those tubes also seem to add a lot of drag.

Ducting is an important concept in aerodynamics. Compare turboprop with the more common turbofan. In the latter though, most fluid is bypassed around the duct.

If you have multiple thrust points, like three ducted fans pointing up, then you can pretty easily maneuver in all directions without needing tubes. The same way a regular quadcopter does. So the idea doesn't really make sense, ducted fans drones exist (I think they are called whoops) Atleast that's my understanding.

@@DemsW yeah, if the props are the dangerous, then add a metal mesh

@@LuisElectronico Yeah, keep it Simple Stupid comes to mind, KISS, although they are learning a lot in other respects, just not a core one.

I am with you, why has nobody ever thought of this before (as it seems - actually I do not know). But I would not say this is VTOL - current VTOLs (which you are referring to I guess) has a duct (or 2) changing in only 1 axis. Some not changing an axis at all, but rather altering the push weight of e.g. the rear vents vs. the front ones (most consumer drones). This thing is changing 3 different vectors in at least 2 axis - making it pretty much a 3d movable object.

Probably not quieter, but cool nonetheless!

Ducted fans are notorious for their noise. It's still an interesting idea.

How many cases are there of non-military drones killing people? Very very few, if any, but keep scaremongering if you want.

There is probably a high probability that the EDFs would interfere if they shared an intake, especially if the EDFs speed was controlled independently. Unless the duct was very large then it would lead to inefficiencies too by trying to move more air, more quickly through the same sized duct. The three separate ducts also helps to keep the ducts as straight as possible.

The students working on it will learn a lot. That is the advantage.

@@PieterPatrick ass advantage to have imo, quadcopter still no diffs. They could also learn a lot doing something meaningful, maybe theres another advantage

@@nolannosike stop being so pessimistic and closed minded. The students got to learn and try out new ideas with unique challenges, sure they could just make a generic quadcopter using off the shelf parts and relatively easy control systems but they will learn much more implementing something completely new.

@@conorstewart2214 they created a solution to a nonexistent problem, what they’re doing is legit pointless. Pessimistic and closed minded? I said “maybe there’s another advantage”. Someone else even said there’s more info out there or something so maybe this was just a very poorly made video.

This still wouldn't be immune to nets. Sure it may may make it harder for nets to get into the propellers but it is definitely still possible and even without touching the blades the weight of a net, especially if weighted or tethered would make it very hard to control.

Sir, what do you think academic industrial design is?

Dont be a hater 😂

@@tijan8948 sure

The purpose of this project is teaching teamwork in solving complex problems in a fixed time without letting students be lazy by copying from google.

Yeah it's a design and team making project. Otherwise the drone will not have any advantage over classic prop design. EDFs are super power hungry and inefficient, too much weight, 3 thrusters and 3 servos for control gives also higher chance of failure. It's nonsense but teaches kids how to deal with teams and problems. Way to go dudes!

That's where the design comes from, VTOL Fighter Jets use exactly this system.

@@tubekrake , makes sense, but I was suggesting something not unlike this drone, with jet engines, without an airframe.

What would the use case be for a heavy and expensive drone with jet turbines?

​@@nomcognom2414This is just a little project to learn a bit of how to build things. This setup is way to over engineered and also energy inefficient to make practical sense.

@@megatesla , maybe power and speed in some special applications. Also, one wouldn't need aircraft-sized jet engines. The whole thing would be lighter. Some manufacturers already produce small jet engines for humans to carry strapped to their arms, etc., together with a backpack for fuel I guess. Some military already use it. As for a powerful drone without a human attached and needed to steer it, we could ask Ukrainians. They may find an application. Presumably, it could fly very low and fast to reach targets before being noticed and shot down, while carrying an interesting payload.

Just like yourself

​@@whatisrokosbasilisk80 he attacked the concept and you attacked him , not a very good thing I would say . It may not be ad hominem but it's close . Please lets keep it object & not take it personally .

@@PluetoeInc. shut

@@PluetoeInc. mindless rebuttal gets mindless response. Sorry.

And what can you do?

Can you do this?

@@MohammedHaneef-ch3tj please do not attack the person , attack his thoughts .

All of that is happening since there are hundred of thousands of team of engineers doing/trying different things plus do not know doing what will lead to what , a project trying to make communication between physicists faster led to the internet we all are using now . Endeavor in anything is better worth than nothing .

@@PluetoeInc. I'm just being a lens... Companies and educational campuses are all vying for funding ... i use the internet frequently a sift through human focus ... i notice when we are wasting time repeating the activities of others rather than breaking new ground .. Amazingly clean drinking water still eludes large portions of the populous ... Imagine that ? Our planet counts down and our best and brightest are focusing on electric flight and dancing drone displays for christmas .. I'd like to be apart of the generation that discovers it all .. space travel, cell regeneration , gravity , Dark matter . eternal life , AI and so on .... Tahnk you for your response .

@@mitchellbutler7068 funding... all these students spent their life told to work hard, get good grades, a good education, a good job... they dont have interests or talents in a subject. they just do the work required for a course. get the marks. get a job at some big name company. sit all day at a desk, playing with a screen. get a mortgage, car on finance, live the high life going to the trendy nightclubs every weekend... designing some useless part like say, a kettle with five different heat settings, a timer, and a wifi connection. or a door handle on a car, and after three months its scrapped, theyre using a button instead, and you just dump all the files, move onto something else. gotta keep those production lines going, have to update things, add features, and justify all those incoming workers with degrees that know sweet eff all... "high tech". its just tawdry bling. everything about this modern world. tacky, trivial bling. none of these students have any real world interest in what theyre doing. its just part of the course. occasionally something ids different... see the few channels where they use say, three small engines on wingtips to spin the entire vehicle as a propeller itself... far more efficient. something that actually demonstrates ingenuity, thinking outside the box, and appropriate application of well known principles. anyone that knows basic physics, or has played with EDFs can tell you that they produce far less static thrust than dynamic... that the ideal operation speed is at the speed air enters the duct, or half the speed of the exhaust. theyre useless if expected to just sit still and support weight. extremely inefficient. stick them on the tip of a rotor that operates at that ideal speed... they become extremely efficient... use the rotor for the actual LIFT. nothing gained here, nothing educational. just lots of time spent pointlessly... but they get good grades, right? a certificate to frame and poke on the wall?

ok

You think the inverse kinematics of this is hard? You are behind the times, my man.

@@whatisrokosbasilisk80 That I have to agree , I am just starting to learn now , can you point me towards a good resource that might help ?

@@whatisrokosbasilisk80 In fact I cannot even scratch up inverse kinematic architecture , never did . I wanna start .

@PluetoeInc. Then perhaps you should spend your time studying instead of mindlessly commenting. Not here to help the insincere, you're a Google search away from the basics.

@@whatisrokosbasilisk80 Thanks !