Yoge Patel

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Yoge Patel

FREng
Education York University
Engineering career
Significant advance Automation and autonomous systems

Yoge Patel FREng is a British engineer and expert in autonomy and autonomous systems. She is the founder of Blue Bear Group and also currently serves as its chief executive officer. [1]

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Early life and education

After Patel was advised against studying maths at sixth form college, she opted to study computing and then studied Electronics and Systems Engineering at Loughborough University. She studied for her Ph.D. in Flight Control Engineering at York University. [2]

Career & research

Patel is an expert in dual-use autonomous systems for more than 30 years experience. She began her career in the defence industry at Defence and Research Agency, the UK Govt Labs and then QinetiQ, where she was responsible for technology innovation, business development and technical strategy. [3] [4] After a decade at QinetiQ, Patel joined the Robotic & Autonomous Systems industry startup, Blue Bear Research Systems. [5] The startup went onto become a pioneer in the British drone industry, fostering applications in both civil and military domains. [6] In 2015, its drone Riser was used to reduce the inspection time needed for suspected damages to passenger aircraft from up to 10 hours to 20 minutes on a single aircraft. [7] In 2018, Patel's Blue Bear pioneered an aerial corridor in Bedfordshire for the testing of unmanned automated drones in collaboration with Cranfield University. [8]

In 2019 the company's pioneering work on swarming UAS was adopted by the Royal Air Force to provide next generation capability to the UK's new 216 Squadron. [9]

In January 2021 a ten-member consortium to develop a template for automated, zero-carbon regional transport aircraft networks by 2027. The consortium, known as Hydrogen, Electric, Automated Regional Transport (Heart), comprises airports, airlines, aircraft manufacturers, airport architects, engineering and software companies and a university. [10]

Also in 2021, the company led a seven-member consortium based in the UK. [11] The consortium is known as Integrated Flight Control, Energy Storage and Propulsion Technologies for Electric Aircraft (Inception), [12] was formed with the goal to produce engines that produce zero tailpipe emissions and lower noise signatures. [13] [14]

Since May 2021 Patel has served as a member of the UK Government's Expert Advisory Panel for CAVPASS programme. The programme aims to improve strategy for the implementation of automated vehicles on British roads. [3] In 2022 she was elected a fellow by the Royal Academy of Engineering. [15]

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References

  1. ↑ "Dr Yoge Patel FREng" . Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  2. ↑ "December 21st 2021 issue". Asian Voice.
  3. 1 2 "Expert Advisory Panel for CAVPASS programme". UK Government.
  4. ↑ "Private sector rejects role as public saviour". The Telegraph. June 28, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Sky's the Limit in Indo-UK Aerospace Technology". UK India Business Council.
  6. ↑ "Early birds sing with one voice in market about to take wing". The Times. May 15, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Strike out". The Economist. July 2, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Blue Bear and Cranfield to create drone experiment corridor". Cranfield University. August 10, 2018.
  9. ↑ "RAF Air Space and Power 2021". Royal Air Force.
  10. ↑ "Pilotless, hydrogen-powered aircraft touted for Scottish routes". FlightGlobal. January 29, 2021.
  11. ↑ "£84 million boost for technology to power a green aviation revolution". UK Government. January 27, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Green aviation projects get cash injection". The Engineer (UK magazine).
  13. ↑ Sillers, Paul (June 20, 2022). "How quickly can aviation make the transition to green power?". Raconteur.
  14. ↑ "UK Project to Create Next-Generation Electric Aircraft Propulsion". Assembly (magazine).
  15. ↑ "Royal Academy of Engineering welcomes 72 new Fellows" . Retrieved 28 April 2023.
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