Homeland Security Tests Tethered Drone Over Trump’s Vacation…

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has introduced that it’s going to use a tethered drone to carry out surveillance over the Trump National Golf Course in New Jersey, in the course of the President’s trip this month.

“The Proof of Concept will help determine the potential future use of tethered sUAS in supporting the Agency’s protective mission,” says the Department assertion.  A producer was not named within the assertion, though MA-based CyPhy Works is the business chief in tethered drone know-how.  CyPhy Works drones have been used on the Boston Marathon and different main occasions to supply safety in crowded areas.  Tethered drones can keep in a single place, and fly constantly.

“The tethered sUAS used in the Proof of Concept is operated using a microfilament tether that provides power to the aircraft and the secure video from the aircraft to the Operator Control Unit (OCU),” says the DHS. “The sUAS is equipped with electro-optical (EO) and infrared (IR) camera.”

Flown between 300-400 ft altitude, tethered drones cannot solely get a birds’ eye view of a crowd however can zoom in on particular person automobiles or folks.  The tethered drone is managed from a laptop computer and flies autonomously, permitting the operator to give attention to controlling the cameras. The digital camera transmits photos via the tether again to the laptop computer utilizing an encrypted feed.

As a part of the proof of idea, the DHS Secret Service is conducting a “privacy impact assessment (PIA) to evaluate the privacy risks associated with tethered sUAS’s surveillance and image capturing capabilities.” In accordance with the PIA, surrounding residents and different individuals who could also be within the vary of the drone have been notified, and protocols are in place to safe and destroy the info after the check.

If the check proves profitable, tethered drones could also be used usually to supply safety – or a singular and exact evaluation of the president’s golf swing.

 

 

Miriam McNabb is the CEO of JobForDrones, an expert drone providers market, and a fascinated observer of the rising drone business and the regulatory setting for drones. She writes for DRONELIFE on present information, monetary traits, and FAA laws. Miriam has a level from the University of Chicago and over 20 years of expertise in excessive tech gross sales and advertising for brand new applied sciences.
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