Displaying items by tag: UAV

/24^th January 2018, Emmanouil N.BarmpounakisEleni I.VlahogianniJohn C.Golias/ Acquiring  and processing video streams from static cameras has been proposed as one of the most efficient tools for visualizing and gathering traffic information. With the latest advances in technology and visual media, combined with the increased needs in dealing with congestion more effectively and directly, the use of Unmanned Aerial Aircraft Systems (UAS) has emerged in the field of traffic engineering.

/31^st January 2018, DRONE MARKET WATCH^TM/ A passenger drone (also known as a drone taxi or flying taxi) is a type of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that carries passengers. The first passenger drone was introduced at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2016 by Guangzhou-based Chinese company Ehang Inc and is called the Ehang 184. The company has raised more than $50 million in capital funding.

/24^th December 2017, DRONE MARKET WATCH^TM/ The global commercial and civil drone market recorded strong growth in 2017, with many prominent companies and investors showing confidence in drone technology. Stay with Drone Market Watch in 2018 to get leatest industry insights, analyses and reports. To see our greeting card just press ...

/14^th December 2017, Los Angeles Times by Hailey Branson-Potts/ The Los Angeles Fire Department dispatched drones for the first time while battling a wildfire this month as firefighters took on the Skirball fire in Bel-Air. Fire officials demonstrated the use of the unmanned aerial vehicles for reporters on Thursday, sending two drones buzzing near blackened hills around Linda Flora Drive.

/15^th December 2017, Jones Day by Ozan Akyurek, Maximilian P. Krause, Rhys W. Phelps, Francesca Ravallese and Martin J. Wortmann/ The European Union aims at producing effective EU-wide rules to make drone use in low-level airspace safe, secure, and environmentally friendly. The "U-space" the European Union wants to regulate covers altitudes of up to 150 meters.

/23^rd November 2017, Xavier Banqué and DRONE MARKET WATCH^TM/ Current navigation systems for  drones (UAVs) are still affected by many practical  problems  as  the  slow  time  to  first  fix  (up  to  a  few minutes), poor or no availability of GNSS signal, slow dynamics and  poor  accuracy  as  well  as  the  lack  of  a  reliable  heading indication. These problems may be critical to professional users.

/16^th October 2017, Cho Jin-Young/ The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure & Transport holds a public hearing on drone industry development with the Korea Transport Institute and the Korea Aerospace Research Institute, reported from BusinessKorea. According to the ministry’s plan to that end, approximately one trillion won (US$0.9 billion) shall be invested for drone technology research and development until 2022 so that South Korea can rank fifth in the world in the sector and its technological strength reaches at least 90% of those of industry leaders.

/31^st October 2017, DRONE MARKET WATCH^TM/ In the past, roof inspections and surveys have required time and money in order to access the roof. Certain roofs are more difficult to inspect than others. Roofs with tile or steep grades can make it too difficult to walk around and do a thorough inspection. Until now, roof inspectors walk around the home checking from the street, windows and climbing a ladder to look from the eaves to perform a roof inspection on these more difficult roofs.

/20^th September 2017, Alfonso Torres-Rua/ Multiple drones or UAV devices are available in the market for agricultural purposes, and some of them are already being used in Utah farmland. Because drones are available, it is important to determine their capabilities. The camera sensors are key to the quality of maps produced by the drones. In general, low cost sensors that capture red-green-blue (RGB) and near-infrared (NIR) pictures are not necessarily calibrated for agricultural purposes.

/31^st August 2017, April Glaser/ Most hobby and commercial drones can fly for only about 20-30 minutes max. That’s because batteries eventually die. And the larger and more powerful the battery, the heavier the craft, which in turn needs more battery power to fly. But there are a number of projects taking off now aiming to keep drones in the air much longer by harnessing solar energy, as well as a technology known as wireless energy transfer. If drones don’t need to recharge, they won’t have to land.