Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka received an audience with five\nteams of students and lecturers from the Bandung Institute of Technology\n(ITB) at the Vice Presidential Palace, Jakarta, on Wednesday\n(09\/09\/2026). During the meeting, the Vice President expressed his\nappreciation for various student innovations that have the potential to\naddress real-world needs across multiple sectors.<\/p>\n
One innovation that received particular attention from the Vice\nPresident was Eaglesense, a smoke-detecting drone technology. This\ntechnology has the potential to be developed as an environmental\nmonitoring instrument, including for detecting changes in air quality\ncaused by smoke exposure, which can serve as an early indicator of\nforest and land fires.<\/p>\n
Representing the Eaglesense team, Jhon Chritostomo Fausta Silalahi\nexplained that the innovation integrates drones with a sensor kitbox\nequipped with several devices to measure air quality. The data obtained\nis then processed and sent directly to a database system to be displayed\nvia a monitoring dashboard.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe sensor kitbox contains five different sensors to measure air\nquality. The results are processed by a Raspberry Pi, which then sends\nthe data in a specific format via 4G to a database, which is then\ndisplayed through a dashboard,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n
The use of drones allows for air quality data collection across wider\nand more difficult-to-reach areas, while the sensor system and dashboard\nprovide a faster overview of air quality conditions. Further development\nof this technology is expected to strengthen environmental monitoring\ncapabilities and support early detection efforts for potential forest\nand land fires.<\/p>\n
In addition to Eaglesense, four other teams presented innovations\ndeveloped from various scientific fields. Intv-ML utilises machine\nlearning to determine the optimal oil wells for well intervention.\nMeanwhile, Concorde Systems has developed a computerised management\nsystem for the maintenance of heavy assets and equipment.<\/p>\n
Augie Widyotriatmo, a lecturer in Engineering Physics at the ITB\nFaculty of Industrial Technology, stated that the Vice President\nappreciated the various innovations presented by the students.<\/p>\n
According to Augie, Vice President Gibran also encouraged that the\ninnovations developed by students should not stop at the research and\ndevelopment stage, but should be continuously improved to ensure\nopportunities for wider utilisation.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Vice President\u2019s direction is to continue development, and he\nwill continue to provide support by granting access to relevant\nindustries,\u201d he added.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/itb-students-meet-vice-president-gibran-presenting-smoke-detecting-drones-1789030918", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }