(Source: m.aviationweek.com) Education, regulation and enforcement are key to safely integrating unmanned aircraft into civil airspace. But they cannot entirely eliminate the risk of someone unknowingly—or intentionally—sending a UAS aloft to collide with a manned aircraft or rotorcraft, particularly with the explosion in consumer drones flown by people with no prior … [Read more...] about Insurers Could Drive Crashworthy Design Of Small UAS
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Ad Company Reportedly Utilizing Drones Across SFV
(Source: CBSLocal.com, Los Angeles) An advertising company has been utilizing drones experimentally to monitor cellular and Wi-Fi signals across the San Fernando Valley, according to a new report. As CBS2’s Erica Nochlin reports, the small drones are apparently buzzing around the Valley and have reportedly been monitoring signals all month long to pinpoint the … [Read more...] about Ad Company Reportedly Utilizing Drones Across SFV
Racing Drones With UAV Advocate Raphael Pirker
(Source: http://gigaom.com) There is a zen moment when you are flying a drone in the first-person perspective when the ground drops away and the camera stabilizes. There is a horizon in every direction, and the only question left is, “Which way do you want to fly?” “It’s the ability to be in the pilot’s seat without the danger of actually being in the pilot’s seat,” … [Read more...] about Racing Drones With UAV Advocate Raphael Pirker
Brain Controlled Drone Shown Off in Lisbon
(Source: BBC) Technology that allows a drone to be piloted from the ground using only a person's brainwaves has been demonstrated in Portugal. The company behind the development, Tekever, said the technology could in the short term be used to enable people with restricted movement to control aircraft. Longer term the firm said piloting of larger jets, such as cargo … [Read more...] about Brain Controlled Drone Shown Off in Lisbon
Drone Vs. Volcano: How Robotic Flyers are Changing Exploration
(Source: Wired) It’s early morning on my second day at Marum Crater, and as I drift in and out of sleep, I try to place the incongruous buzzing that seems to have awoken me. I unzip the tent’s vestibule and peer outside, where a small drone hovers in the distance, four blades whirring in synchrony and small camera pointed back toward camp. “Let’s get going,” urges Simon … [Read more...] about Drone Vs. Volcano: How Robotic Flyers are Changing Exploration
