Spanish engineers are developing a specially-adapted drone that can aid lifesaving migrant search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea. The device can detect vulnerable vessels and alert humanitarian groups to the location. “It is a fixed-wing drone that carries a camera that records everything that flies over it and, when it sees a ship,…
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How Drones Are Reducing the Use of Chemical Pesticides
Agricultural growers are striving to find alternatives to crop management that will allow them to protect their plants without harming the people who will eventually eat them. Chemical pesticides can be toxic for both people and the environment, so companies are taking action with the help of drones. Read more on UAV Coach – https://uavcoach.com/drones-pesticides/
Organic cathode for high performance batteries
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have designed a new, organic cathode material for lithium batteries. With sulfur at its core, the material is more energy-dense, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly than traditional cathode materials in lithium batteries. The research was published in Advanced Energy Materials on April 10, 2019. Optimizing cathode materials…
Metal-air batteries
Metal-air batteries have been pursued as a successor to lithium-ion batteries due to their exceptional gravimetric energy densities. They could potentially enable electric cars to travel a thousand miles or more on a single charge. A promising new member of the alkali-metal-air battery family is the potassium-air battery, which has more than three times the…
Trinity F9 – The mapping drone for professionals
In order to monitor BVLOS (Beyond the visual line of sight) infrastructures, DB relies on drones from Quantum-Systems for the “Urban Air Mobility” project in Ingolstadt. Quantum-Systems supplies drone technology to inspect Deutsche Bahn’s infrastructure. Read more >>>
ULC Robotics VTOL Fixed-Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
ULC Robotics, Inc. is advancing the state-of-the-art in commercial utility industry aerial inspection after successfully flight testing a newly developed vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle last week. As a leading robotics, energy services and research and development company focused on the energy and utility industries, ULC Robotics’ commercial-grade VTOL fixed-wing UAV…
DroneClash: the Dutch answer to the Gatwick Incident
DroneClash is sponsored by the Dutch Ministry of Defence (the head sponsor) and the Dutch Police. In the spirit of international collaboration, the Dutch Police have extended a warm welcome to their counterparts in other European countries to either join forces in an international police team or to join a Counter-Drone Coalition meeting which will…
AeroVironment Provides Raven UAS to Portuguese Army
AeroVironment has announced that it has been awarded a contract to provide Raven unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) equipped with Mantis i23 sensors and pocket Remote Video Terminals (p/RVT) for the Portuguese Army, with delivery scheduled over a three-year period. “AeroVironment’s Raven unmanned aircraft system, equipped with our Mantis i23 gimbaled sensor suite and pocket Remote Video…
Lockheed Martin – Indago UAS
The Lockheed Martin Procerus Technologies Indago quadrotor unmanned aerial system (UAS) goes beyond an average drone’s capabilities. With its leading endurance and quick deployment ability, Indago gives civilians and warfighters an eye-in-the sky in just minutes. The UAS, along with its payload options and advanced ground control software, helps users to accomplish diverse missions including…
RQ-11B Raven UAV – the most popular fixed-wing military drone
Primary Function Reconnaissance and surveillance with low altitude operation Contractor Aerovironment, Inc. Services USN, USMC, USAF, US Army Power Plant Electric Motor, rechargeable lithium ion batteries Wingspan 4.5 feet (1.37 meters) Weight 4.2 lbs (1.9 kilograms) Weight (ground control unit) 17 lbs (7.7 kilograms) Speed 30-60 mph (26-52 knots) Range 8-12 km (4.9-7.45 miles)…
Japanese Quality Management
The Japanese have had phenomenal impact on world markets. Many industries, such as electronics, cameras, watches, motorcycles, machine tools, automotive products, shipbuilding, and even some aspects of aerospace are either dominated by Japanese firms or are heavily impacted by them. Many people mistakenly attribute this phenomenon strictly to cultural differences. The vision of dedicated Japanese…
NASA: Li-Ion Batteries – Managing Risk to Secure Reward
Source: NASA Li-Ion batteries perform well in packing a lot of energy into a small package. That is why NASA was one of the earliest adopters of the Li-Ion battery for use in space, where the advantages of smaller batteries with a long life expectancy are numerous, from fitting nicely into the confines of…
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