Sensors

Commercial UAV Expo Wants You To Speak at Their Events in Th…

Have a story to tell about your use of drones or the technologies that make the applications better?  Commercial UAV Expo Americas and Commercial UAV Expo Europe just announce a call for speakers for their 2020 events.  Topics of interest include both vertical market segments (Agriculture,  Inspection, Mining, etc.) and/or  …

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Telefónica Combines Drones with IoT Sensors for Wildfire War…

The combination of drones and wildfires isn’t usually a productive one. Emergency teams tasked with fighting them are often disrupted by opportunistic aerial photographers. But the technology has also proved to be a useful situational awareness for fire crews. Drones can cover ground quickly and provide an indication of a …

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The Latest Wave of Sensor Tech Could be a Game Changer for L…

Avalanche photodiode sensors.  If you don’t know what they are – you need to. The following is a guest post by talented author and self-described nerd Ryan LaDue. The Latest Wave of Sensor Tech Could be a Game-Changer for LiDAR-Equipped UAVs Avalanche photodiode sensors are semiconductors capable of converting photons …

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Insitu’s Photogrammetry Payload Pushes Theoretical Limits of…

Boeing subsidiary Insitu has revealed that its latest advancements in High Accuracy Photogrammetry (HAP) are pushing the theoretical limits of aerial photography at altitude. Last month Insitu’s latest prototype carried a HAP payload that can capture images accurate to within five centimeters (cm) horizontally and 10cm vertically. Insitu describes this …

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Endurance Flight without a Helicopter: Drone Tech Firm Harri…

Aerial LiDAR surveys aren’t new know-how – however now U.S. – based mostly Harris Aerial has demonstrated a new and ground-breaking manner of performing them. LiDAR surveys present critically correct survey information, permitting for the creation of exact 3D fashions. LiDAR hooked up to a helicopter or different manned plane …

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Stanley Black & Decker in Partnership with Sunflower to Deli…

Sunflower Labs and Stanley Black & Decker have introduced a strategic partnership to work on new and revolutionary drone based mostly safety options. Sunflower develops residence safety techniques that mix out of doors sensors with drone cameras to present a complete image of exercise on a property and scale back false alarms. (see …

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This Drone Can Remotely Measure Human Vital Signs

We hear the phrases ‘pioneering’ and ‘innovation’ thrown round quite a bit within the drone business. Often it’s an exaggeration. Rarely is it justified. Researchers on the University of South Australia seem to have made a discovery that would have genuinely transformative potential. Their examine has proven that drones can …

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Aerotenna Demonstrates Collision Avoidance in Drones with Te…

Aerotenna has efficiently demonstrated collision detection and avoidance in drones with the IWR1642 mmWave sensor from Texas Instruments (TI), and introduced its dedication to function TI mmWave sensors in its next-generation collision-avoidance answer, uSharp Patch D1. As a number one supplier of autonomous flying options for drones, Aerotenna sees TI …

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