Drone Blogs

Drones are widely viewed as facilitating safety at the workplace and on the nation’s roads and highways.  But how safe is the process by which the drones themselves are manufactured?  In a recent study published in Collegiate Aviation Review International, Purdue University researchers Pratik Jadhav and Damon Lercel found that current standards governing the production... Read More

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Imagine your company wanted to launch a commercial drone into urban airspace and didn’t have to worry about flight restrictions of any kind – ever.  And neither did any other company operating in your same area.  That’s the idea behind “Skyway,” an initiative launched in the UK earlier this year to create the world’s first... Read More

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Most of the world, until fairly recently, had no laws in place either limiting or promoting the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs).  It’s often been a dramatic incident – such as the 2015 crash of a drone into the president’s home in Japan –  that spurred regulatory action by officials. The initial framework adopted... Read More

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Extending the limited flight time of commercial drones remains a major operational and technological challenge.  Some see the solution in smaller, lighter-weight batteries with greater storage capacity.  Others suggest the need for prepositioned drone docking stations.  But the best long-term solution may be the development of a wireless charging capability which allows the drone to... Read More

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The number of commercial applications for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV’s) also known as drones, is virtually limitless.  But as a practical matter, to serve end users reliably, drones must be able to fly on a regular schedule, regardless of weather conditions.  And there’s the issue.  The performance of drones can vary widely depending on wind,... Read More

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Traffic on the nation’s roads and highways is getting increasingly congested, not only slowing vehicle movement but resulting in more accidents and injuries.  Currently, federal and state transportation authorities deploy static cameras to monitor traffic flows and detect speeding and other reckless or suspicious activity.  Helicopters may fly overhead to anticipate bottlenecks and advise motorists... Read More

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The construction industry has emerged as the sector of the US economy with the greatest need for support from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).  This was true well before the nation turned its attention to the enormous challenge of replacing its crumbling infrastructure. But with billions of dollars in new federal funding for this purpose now... Read More

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The most obvious use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, (UAV’s)  in the mining industry is to map and inspect a mine site and report on such things as stockpiles and security breaches.  The current means of performing such activities – using trained human surveyors operating on foot — is time-consuming and costly, and may yield imprecise... Read More

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So much of the excitement (and apprehension) surrounding the proliferation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) focuses on their prospective impact on our everyday lives on Earth. But the long-term impact of drones on the future of space exploration and travel – and inevitably, space-based warfare – could be just as profound. A growing number of... Read More

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Drones are well-known for speeding delivery of emergency medical supplies, including vaccines, to remote villages in Africa.  But with far less fanfare drones are also beginning to make deliveries of badly needed medicines to remote rural areas within the United States, too.  One of the leaders in US-based drone medical operations is San Francisco-based Zipline. ... Read More

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