Issues
1) ESIM - An Open Event Camera Simulator. http://rpg.ifi.uzh.ch/esim.html INFO: Compared to traditional cameras the event cameras measure the change in pixel intensity, in the form of asynchronous events. This...
1) Sawppy Rover. https://github.com/Roger-random/Sawppy_Rover INFO: Remember the NASA Open Source Rover? The author of Sawppy took inspiration from this project and greately simplified it, reducing the estimated build price from...
0) DJI plane wing collision video called out as misleading. https://dronelife.com/2018/10/19/breaking-news-dji-demands-withdrawal-of-drone-crash-video/ INFO: Back in issue 8 we included a video of a DJI Phantom 2 hitting an aircraft wing. The...
1) Bionic Flying Fox. https://www.festo.com/group/en/cms/13130.htm INFO: Festo engineers developed a flying fox UAV. With a wingpsan of 228 cm (90 inch) and length of 87 cm (34 inch) the robot...
1) Researchers develop 3D printed objects that can track their own use. https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/10/3d-printed-objects-collect-data-on-use/ INFO: Researchers at the University of Washington use antennas to reflect a wi-fi signal in order to...
1) What happens when a drone hits an airplane wing? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH0V7kp-xg INFO: This video shows the damage the DJI Phantom 2 could cause to an aircraft wing at 230 MPH...
1) UgCS team spent 8 days on an ice cap in Greeland searching for a lost WWII fighter plane. https://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/how-we-spent-8-days-on-an-ice-cap-in-greenland-and-found-a-lost INFO: The linked post is a short summary of an...