Dr. Charlie Rush hopes to use a unique method – an unmanned aircraft system – to track disease progression across wheat fields to eventually help producers make better irrigation decisions. Continue reading
SF Express Starts UAS Delivery Trials in Shanghai
SF Express, a Shanghai-based logistics company, announced that it has recently commenced trial operations. SF Express said that UAS delivery can save labour costs and improve delivery efficiency, as reported by the Beijing News. Continue reading
Angry Birds Attack DJI Phantom Causing Crash Landing
This quadcopter annoyed a group of birds, they teamed up & started dive bombing the radio controlled DJI Phantom from all directions. Continue reading
Deutsche Post DHL Tests UAS Parcel Delivery Across the Rhine
Germany’s express delivery and mail company Deutsche Post DHL is testing a UAS that could be used to deliver urgently needed goods to hard-to-reach places. The small pilotless helicopter flew a package of medicine Monday from a pharmacy in the town of Bonn to the company’s headquarters on the other side of the Rhine River. Continue reading
Oregon State University Studies Bat Wings for MAV Design
Light-as-a-feather, fiber-reinforced carbon composites give Roberto Albertani an edge in designing unusual aircraft: micro air vehicles that you can hold in the palm of your hand. Such fliers could respond to disasters inside buildings or collect data under tree canopies. To design them, the OSU mechanical engineer studies how they interact with the air. Continue reading
Quadrocopter Failsafe Algorithm – Recovery After Propeller Loss
The video shows an automatic failsafe algorithm that allows a quadrocopter to gracefully cope with the loss of a propeller. The propeller was mounted without a nut, and thus eventually vibrates itself loose. Continue reading
US Blocks Sale of WESCAM Equipment to Turkey
The US government has blocked the export of cameras and laser pointers for the Turkish Karayel UAS, developed by Vestel. Continue reading
Kent State Launches New UAS Programme
Embracing the future is the idea behind the new minor programme approved recently for Kent State University’s College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology. Continue reading