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AMRS RESEARCH & INNOVATION DAY

Student Competition Application Form

Personal Particulars:
1. Name and Surname of Applicant or Team Leader Musa Mohamma
For Official Purposes Only:
2. Student
Date No
of Receipt:
70133
3. E-mail Address mmohamma@aust.edu.ng
4. Cell phone 07036581996
5. Degree Registered for Doctor of Philosophy
6. Year of Study First

If a team, please state names and surnames of the team members

Name and Surname E-mail address Designation Stream/Department

Details of the Application:

Title: Farm Patrol Polycopter (FP-Copter)

Summary: Provide a brief description of the underlying technology and the anticipated product or products that could
emanate directly from the further development of this opportunity. DO not disclose any proprietary information or
technology. (150 words maximum)

Market Opportunity and Competitive Advantage: What existing problem(s) would you solve with your service or
product? Who are your likely competitors? How will your product compare to that of your competitors in terms of
usefulness, cost, technological innovations, time-to-market etc? Why would the market prefer your product over existing
ones? (100 words maximum)

Team: Include a summary of each team member’s background, including field of study and role in project, applicable to
(1) Musa Mohamma
He has a BSc in Chemical Engineering and an MSc in Process Systems Engineering (Cranfield University).
Currently a PhD student in Petroleum Engineering ( Compositional Reservoir Simulation)
His main interest is in applying computer/computational technology to solving engineering and mankind problems in
general. He's is the only member of the one-man team. He's passionate and very skilled in computer technology.
Summary:

The product under development is an autonomous polycopter that patrols a predetermined area and frequently blasts a variety
of menancing sounds to chase birds away or deter them from approaching farm lands (eg rice farms). This unmanned areal
vehicle (UAV) will use GPS to follow a predetermined flight path and it will be capable of launching and landing on its own.
This product combines concepts and techniques from flight control technology, remote sensing, and software engineering.

Market Opportunity and Competitive Advantage:

Existing problem to be solved: Helping farmers (especially rice farmers) in Nigeria protect their crops from birds. Currently, most
farmers use gun shots and other crude techniques to scare away birds. These methods are not effective and usually lead to
serious loss in farm produce.

Likely Competitors: None in Nigeria for now. But there are a number of agric drone companies abroad

Product compared to competitors': It will be far less expensive than those of foreign competitors and will provide the same service
with better effectiveness than competitors'.

Farmers will prefer my product because it will be far cheaper than imported ones while providing the same if not superior service.