Mr Κonstantinos DALAKAS
Mechanical Engineer NTUA , “ Hermes-II ” & “ Titan ” UAVs Lead Designer
Konstantinos Dalakas is a mechanical engineer , graduate of the renowned National Technical University of Athens . He has an extensive and diverse Research and Development background in the fields of aeronautics , mechatronics and robotics . Actively involved in many state of the art projects , he designed various novel robots , mainly underwater and unmanned aerial vehicles . Awarded accolades in two international competitions of UAVs where he participated as a Lead Designer : In 2013 he participated as Hermes ’ team leader in Air Cargo Challenge , an international competition for university students , organized by Euroavia which took place in Lisbon , Portugal . Konstantinos ’ team ( Hermes team ) represented the NTUA , earning the 9th position out of 23 international teams . The Hermes team designed , manufactured and exhibited a new cargo carrying drone which got the 2nd highest payload performance place in the competition . In 2016 Konstantinos designed DM-II Titan UAV for Airbus Cargo Drone Challenge . Titan is a small cargo carrying UAV (< 25kg MTOW ), designed to be able to transport medical help with high speed and efficiency . Was also among the finalists of the competition , and one of the only ten designs that passed all engineering validation phases , without requiring any further design changes . Titan was voted 6th place , among more than 400 international participations , making it one of the most popular drones designed in Greece .
" UAVs for civilian applications - A revolutionary transport drone design "
The revolution of UAVs , which we witnessed the past few years , has emerged the need for more advanced aerial systems that are capable of operating efficiently in modern urban environments . These UAVs should respond immediately and fulfill reliably the necessary transportation requirements . Many challenges arise when operating in such environments , mainly due to the complexity of the environment which usually sets space constraints . Therefore , we present Titan , a novel UAV , designed to tackle the challenges and begin a new era of fast and low cost air transportation . Titan is a small UAV ( MTOW < 25kg ) designed to take off and land vertically without using any special ground infrastructure , minimizing the time and space needed for deployment . Its combination of vertical and horizontal propulsion allows immediate response and addresses transportation needs with unprecedented speed ( max . 190kph ) and efficiency ( as low as 0.2 € energy cost per 5.5kg payload at 100km range ). Its robust and sophisticated electric propulsion system provides maximum performance , while the adoption of multiple fail-safety mechanisms ensures the redundant and safe transport of payloads , beginning a new era of urban goods transport .