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.