St Joseph Engineering College - [SJEC]

St Joseph Engineering College (SJEC), Mangaluru, is delighted to announce the successful completion of the international collaborative project titled “Enhancements to the Ardupilot Mission Planner Software.”

This prestigious project was carried out under the joint initiative between the UAS Program of Kansas State University (KSU), USA, and SJEC from October 2024 to April 2025.

The project focused on improving key functionalities within the Ardupilot Mission Planner software to strengthen usability, interface clarity, and mission-specific features for hybrid VTOL unmanned aircraft systems.

Dr Raju Dandu, Professor and Graduate Faculty, Kansas State University – USA

Mr Nathan Maresch, Senior Engineer / UAS Flight Instructor, Kansas State University – USA

SJEC is grateful for the extraordinary guidance and support received from Dr Raju Dandu and Mr Nathan Maresch. This collaboration reflects SJEC’s commitment to providing students with global exposure, hands-on research experience, and opportunities to work on cutting-edge aerospace and UAV technologies.

St Joseph Engineering College (SJEC), Mangaluru, proudly announces the successful completion of the first phase of the joint collaborative projects HiveLink and Astraios, carried out by students of SJEC and Sheffield Hallam University (SHU), UK from February to August 2025.

The students who contributed to the successful completion are: