North Carolina's state motto is "First in Flight" - and when it comes to the drone industry, they're working to maintain that reputation. Darshan Divakaran is the UAS Program Engineer with North Carolina DOT, the department most in the news for their activity in the UAS Integration Pilot Program. NC was chosen as 1 of 9 UAS IPP winners, from 150 applications. Their winning … [Read more...] about First in Flight: Darshan Divakaran on Fixed Wing Drones and the NCDOT
Inertial Sense
DELTA Podcast Featuring Inertial Sense: Miniature GPS components for Motion Tracking on Drones
Just out is the latest in the DELTA Podcast Series by FLIR. In this episode Randall Warnas meets up with Brian Cahoon, CEO of Inertial Sense. Inertial Sense makes miniature GPS-Ins components that provide motion tracking sensors for drones. It is hosted on Soundcloud. Also, hear him answer the question "Do you think we will have fully autonomous drones in 5 … [Read more...] about DELTA Podcast Featuring Inertial Sense: Miniature GPS components for Motion Tracking on Drones
What Did Xponential Tell Us About the State of the Commercial Drone Industry
Xponential, one of the largest trade shows focused on the commercial UAV industry, took place last week and, being a trade show, it was energizing, invigorating, exhausting and, at times, slightly insane. One word heard over and over, a word that was on the tips of everyone’s lips was “opportunity.” Asked about his time at PrecisionHawk to date, Michael Chasen, the CEO who … [Read more...] about What Did Xponential Tell Us About the State of the Commercial Drone Industry
