The following is a question by the Hon Tony Tse and a written reply by the Secretary for Transport and Housing, Professor Anthony Cheung Bing-leung, in the Legislative Council on April 20: Continue reading
Author Archives: The Editor
Testing Drones to Help Fight Wild Fires
An innovative drone design to ignite prescribed fires in grasslands and forests got its first public test on Friday during a prescribed fire at the Homestead National Monument of America near Beatrice. Continue reading
UK’s Protector UAV is the Certifiable Predator B
The new Protector unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to be fielded by the United Kingdom has been revealed as the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) Certifiable Predator B (CPB), a Ministry of Defence (MoD) contract notification has shown.
US Marines to Evaluate Fire Scout on Amphibious Ships
The US Navy’s MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter will go through evaluation with the Marine Corps on an amphibious warfare ship, service officials said.
UK Discloses Zephyr-Suited Payload Investment
The UK government’s Centre for Defence Excellence (CDE) is supporting the development of payload projects, which will seemingly be adapted for use on its new Airbus Defence & Space Zephyr high-altitude pseudo satellite (HAPS). Continue reading
A $250 LIDAR with a 40m Range
If you’re building a drone or robot you’re gonna need it to know where it’s at and where it’s going. For that, you’ll need to pack it with some sensors, and when it comes to reliable, low-cost navigation sensors, it’s hard to beat LIDAR. Continue reading
SimActive Releases Latest Version of Correlator3D
SimActive Inc., a developer of photogrammetry software, announced the latest version of Correlator3D, including a completely redesigned aerial triangulation (AT) module. The tie point extraction and bundle algorithms have been further enhanced, along with the added capability to address problematic input data (e.g. low overlap projects). Continue reading
Ultra High Energy Nickel Manganese Cobalt Batteries Extend UAS Operating Times
Kokam Co., Ltd, a premier provider of innovative battery solutions, has introduced a variety of new high energy battery solutions based on its advanced Ultra High Energy Nickel Manganese Cobalt (NMC) battery technology. Continue reading