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UAVs will study Californian smog

The California Energy Commission is funding a research effort named CAPPS, short for California AUAV Air Pollution Profiling Study. CAPPS will use autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles AUAVs to gather meteorological data as the aircraft fly through clouds over Southern California. The goal is to study smog and its consequences as...

Tags: Southern California, Researcher, Pollution, Aircraft, Global Warming, UAV, Aerospace & Defense, Manufacturing, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-05-07

(Photos: UAVs land in the Smithsonian)

(Photos: UAVs land in the Smithsonian)Very STUPID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Might as well display to the enemy what to watch out for and see how it is made.Our government loves to brag how great they are, but all they show is STUPIDITY!!!!!!!!!!!!REDICULOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tags: UAV, Smithsonian Institution, photograph

Discussion threads 2008-05-03

DHS about to choose technology for border control

Defense contractors are lining up outside the Dept. of Homeland Security to offer their plans to patrol the US-Mexico border, and the department is expected to announce the winners any day now, The Washington Post reports. All year, the nation's largest military contractors have been locked in intense...

Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Blog posts 2006-09-18

A new workhorse for DARPA

A new workhorse for DARPAwow. wow. wow.It's like the ultimate RC!catwhy is it so hard to find emerging security technologies?why is that most of these new innovations in the security field come from government-funded programs? i believe there are many entrepreneurs out there especcially here in Europe that have great...

Tags: Entrepreneurship, UAV, DARPA

Discussion threads 2006-04-17

U.S. patrols border with unmanned plane

U.S. patrols border with unmanned planeUAVMachine will pay for themselves in entitlement payments saved. Whats the holdup?UAV vs ground patrolsExpensive to buy and maintain, perhaps, but it looks as if there could be savings in border guard time and resources on the ground.

Tags: UAV

Discussion threads 2006-03-29

U.S. patrols border with unmanned plane

With huge protests in Los Angeles and around the country yesterday, stepped up immigration controls, California's Minutemen patrols and a proposal to build triple-fenced, militarized security zone stretching from San Ysidro to the Otay border—immigration issues are hot topics these days. The US Border Patrol has added another weapon into...

Tags: UAV

Blog posts 2006-03-27

Test Bed for a Wireless Network on Small UAVs

Small (10kg) UAVs are low-cost low-risk candidates for emerging UAV applications. Examples include multi-UAV swarming, flocking, and sensing operations; or, as a communication relay for a network of ground radios mounted at fixed sites, on vehicles, or in sensors. A key enabler is the ability of the UAVs to communicate...

Tags: Network, Radio, Wireless Network, Wireless, UAV, Advertising & Promotion, Networking, Marketing

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Energy prices are about to permanently alter world history

Stop this alarmist nonsense, Harry. Write something about IT. Not your pathetic eco-farts.may be you should check this outhttp://www.livescience.com/common/media/video/player.php?videoRef=LS_091013_IONTigerHydrogen powerthe use of Hydrogen to power a UAVActually...He is right. Energy prices will probably push us to use something else. Besides gas is in limited quantity so we will reach a...

Tags: Strategy, information technology, Energy-Price

Discussion threads 2009-10-15

iDrone 1.4 (Mac)

Drone is a UAV simulator that allows you to control an unmanned aerial vehicle, flying over a large 3D city scape or a mountain terrain. iDrone features a target practice mode where you control the vehicle and destroy targest placed randomly throughout the city. iDrone features a mission mode where...

Tags: 3D, Apple Macintosh, City, BurningThumb.com, Drone, iDrone

Software downloads 2009-07-24

A different 'spin' on flying cars

A company in Australia is developing a flight technology that allows for compact Vertical Take-Off and Landing VTOL using a type of fan system to move air that is commonly found in central heating/cooling systems. [caption id="attachment_1525" align="alignleft" width="245" caption="Entecho's Hoverpod"][/caption] Entecho is using...

Tags: Car, Joystick, Skirt, Entecho Hoverpod, Chris Jablonski

Blog posts 2009-05-04

iDrone 1.4 (Windows)

Drone is a UAV simulator that allows you to control an unmanned aerial vehicle, flying over a large 3D city scape or a mountain terrain. iDrone features a target practice mode where you control the vehicle and destroy targest placed randomly throughout the city. iDrone features a mission mode where...

Tags: 3D, City, Microsoft Windows, BurningThumb.com, Drone, iDrone

Software downloads 2009-03-27

Trek Aerospace and VersaLogic Corp. Soar With New Generation UAV

Like many OEMs, Trek Aerospace needed an embedded solution with long-term availability and excellent support. VersaLogic's RoHS-compliant Puma platform was selected, as it draws only 5W during operation and less then 800mW in standby mode. With 3 USB ports, 3 COM ports, an LPT port and a 10/100 Ethernet interface,...

Tags: Aerospace, VersaLogic, Ethernet, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Aerospace & Defense, Middleware, Networking, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Manufacturing, Enterprise Software, Software

Case studies 2009-01-01

Robot helicopters flying low among obstacles

According to New Scientist, engineers at Carnegie Mellon University CMU have modified an unmanned commercial civilian helicopter to fly fast and low while avoiding obstacles such as buildings, trees or power lines. The unmanned aerial vehicle UAV from Yamaha has been adapted to integrate a sensing system able to see...

Tags: Obstacle, Helicopter, Powerline, Scanners, Robots, Hardware, Peripherals, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille, Carnegie-Mellon University, Collision, Safe Navigation, Aerospace & Defense, Manufacturing

Blog posts 2008-11-11

Robots fly over Antarctica

Researchers from the British Antarctic Survey BAS have successfully run a series of flights by autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles UAVs over Antarctica. These robotic planes have a 2-meter wingspan and weigh 6 kilograms. They are powered by Lithium Ion Polymer LIPo battery packs -- similar to the ones in your...

Tags: Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, Antarctic, Robots, Engineering, Advertising & Promotion, Emerging Technologies, Marketing, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-03-19

A flying fish or a seaplane?

University of Michigan engineers have developed a new unmanned aerial vehicle UAV after looking at real flying fish. Like the fish, this seaplane takes off and lands on water. The 7-foot wingspan electric UAV has been funded by the DOD's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DARPA and designed as 'an...

Tags: University Of Michigan, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, Aerospace & Defense, GPS, Manufacturing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2007-12-06

A Middleware Architecture for Unmanned Aircraft Avionics

An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle is a non-piloted airplane designed to operate in dangerous and repetitive situations. With the advent of UAV's civil applications, UAVs are emerging as a valid option in commercial scenarios. If it must be economically viable, the same platform should implement a variety of missions with little...

Tags: Aircraft, Association For Computing Machinery, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software

White papers 2007-11-30

A plastic as solid as steel

A plastic as solid as steelNow if we could only develop shieldshrmmmm the possibilitiesHeinlein I believe in the 50sAt any rate the term "plasteel" existed way way before Star Trek.Once again Ronald you delivercool and exciting news! Ironic though, plasteel was mentioned in Star Trek along with transparent aluminum. I...

Tags: Star Trek

Discussion threads 2007-10-05

A robotic Meridian to fly over the poles

The Meridian unmanned aerial vehicle UAV is a single-engine research aircraft with fixed landing gear designed by engineers at the University of Kansas. According to Technology Review, it will be used to see what happens beneath the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets. Two units are currently built for a cost...

Tags: Technology Review, Mean, Adobe PDF, Kilogram, Aircraft, Radar, Meridian Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2007-09-16

News to know: NTP is back; iUnlock; VMWorld; $50 DVD burner;

Notable headlines: Robin Harris: Build a $50 DVD burner. Larry Dignan: NTP: We sue the wireless world. George Ou: Sun shows 2U 16-core Barcelona server with FSB1600. David Berlind: Insight into why Europeans get multi-factor authentication and we...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Hypervisor, DVD Burner, Microsoft Corp., DVD, NTP

Blog posts 2007-09-12

Photos: Solar-powered UAV flies and flies

U.K. defense contractor Qinetiq says its spindly Zephyr has set a world record for time aloft by an unmanned aircraft. by CNET News.com

Tags: QinetiQ Ltd., Defense Contractor, Photograph, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2007-09-11