Implementation of distance learning (PJJ) is not an obstacle to achieving success and making innovative breakthroughs. bagi mahasiswa Universitas Indonesia (UI). Hal ini diperlihatkan oleh sekelompok mahasiswa UI yang berasal dari lintas fakultas lewat hasil prototipe Pesawat Tanpa Awak bernama Hybrid Quadplane UAV, yang dapat membantu pemerintah dalam mengawasi penerapan Pembatasan Sosial Berskala Besar (PSBB). Tim mahasiswa tersebut terdiri atas tujuh orang mahasiswa UI atas nama Adam Sultansyah (Fakultas Teknik UI (FTUI) angkatan 2016), Ardi Ferdyhana (Fakultas Matematika dan Ilmu Pengetahuan Alam UI (FMIPA UI) 2017), Cindy R. Muffidah (Fakultas Psikologi UI (FPSi UI) 2017), Kevin Yosral (FTUI 2017), Lendi Larici (FMIPA UI 2016), Muhamad Naufal Rianidjar (FTUI 2016), dan Viliasio Sirait (FTUI 2017).

Hybrid Quadplane UAV adalah sebuah wahana Unmanned-aircraft Vehicle System (UAV) atau pesawat tanpa awak yang mengkombinasikan antara pesawat fixed wing dan multicopter. Pengkombinasian ini membuat Quadplane lebih efisien daripada fixed wing dan multicopter pada umumnya. Alat ini memiliki kemampuan vertical take off and landing dan cakupan jangkauan yang luas secara bersamaan, sehingga sangat cocok diterapkan di manapun, karena tidak memerlukan landasan pacu.

Team Leader Adam Ultansyah said, “This quadplane will be able to perform real-time video monitoring to detect crowds. After detecting a crowd violation of more than five people, this device will emit a warning sound to immediately disperse. The quadplane that will be produced has advantages compared to drones in general because it can work autonomously with minimal human involvement in its work. This unmanned aircraft only requires battery installation and determining the Quadplane’s path to be followed. This device is estimated to be able to fly within a radius of 1 km x 1 km with a flight time of 20-30 minutes per use.”

Thanks to its innovation, the Hybrid Quadplane UAV was selected as one of the projects in the “COVID-19 INA” event.
IDEAthon” which received funding from RISTEK-BRIN. The committee received 5,590 proposals, and only 17 teams were selected after a rigorous selection process and presentations to national reviewers. One of them is the UI student team. The project will last for the next 4-5 months.

Vice Rector for Academic and Student Affairs, UI, Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Rosari Saleh He said, “We truly appreciate the enthusiasm of UI students to continue innovating and creating, even from home. Amidst social restrictions to combat COVID-19, we consistently urge students to remain productive and maintain their skills and abilities. UI students’ innovations also demonstrate their concrete actions in supporting the government in overcoming the COVID-19 outbreak.”