The first AI-focused aviation center at Purdue aims to revolutionize autonomous flying through advanced research and development. Windracers, a leader in autonomous air transport, has partnered with Purdue University to establish the world's first research center dedicated to the advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) in aviation. The Center on AI for Digital, … [Read more...] about Windracers Partners with Purdue University to Launch AI Aviation Center
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This is Cool: Math Experts Use Drones to Show it’s Possible to ‘See’ Perfectly Using Sound
Don't let your favorite student tell you that they'll never use algebra again. Mathematicians have now used drones and mathematics to show that unmanned systems can "see" perfectly well without visual sensors - using sound. It's similar to how bats use echolocation to get around: in this case, it's a drone equipped with 4 microphones and a loudspeaker. This is … [Read more...] about This is Cool: Math Experts Use Drones to Show it’s Possible to ‘See’ Perfectly Using Sound
Drone Startup Partners With Purdue To Boost Biofuel Crops
An agbioscience startup is helping Purdue University develop more and better biofuel yields. GRYFN is partnering with Purdue under a $4.5 million grant from the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, a division of the U.S. Department of Energy. The research will help in the rapid genetic improvement and production of sorghum crops for biofuel. Multi-sensor, drone … [Read more...] about Drone Startup Partners With Purdue To Boost Biofuel Crops
5 Drone Success Stories from 2014
While the tenacious, back-and-forth legal struggles between drone advocates and government regulators continue to dominate UAV-news headlines, a look back at 2014 shows that, rather than a battlescape littered with tragedy and angst, this past year had more than its share of drone success stories: Drones Improve Healthcare Over the summer, drone developer Matternet partnered … [Read more...] about 5 Drone Success Stories from 2014
Archaeologist ‘Digs’ Using Drone for Fieldwork in Armenia
from technology.org A Purdue University archaeologist is utilizing drone technology to capture details and data from Bronze Age field sites in Armenia. “Drones are a new tool in archaeologists’ toolkits,” said Ian Lindsay, an associate professor of anthropology who has been excavating in the South Caucasus region for 15 years. “It’s a good alternative to kites, balloons … [Read more...] about Archaeologist ‘Digs’ Using Drone for Fieldwork in Armenia
