Production Alert: California Film Commission Permit Policy on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) After a thorough investigation researching Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) policies and advisories regarding the commercial use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) the CFC will no longer issue any film or still photography permits that intend to use such UAS as part of the filming equipment. Any remote controlled airborne devices either...
A multi-sensor, remote-controlled mini-helicopter capable of multi-detection functions has been launched by TiaLinx Inc. of California. The Phoenix50-H mini-unmanned aerial vehicle can be programmed to fly and land at multiple waypoints and has been integrated with TiaLinx’s fine beam ultra-wideband, multi-gigahertz radio frequency sensor array. An onboard microphone and video camera augment the sensor capability of the Phoenix50-H, the...
Not unmanned, but no doubt there will be technology transfer, especially from the teams innovative construction techniques. Students from the University Of Maryland attempting yesterday to fly into the history books with a human powered helicopter suffered a small setback but will try again today. The rotors of the craft spin at a very leisurely 18 RPM. The helicopter...
WASHINGTON: University of Maryland students are all set to make history this Wednesday by test-flying their human-powered helicopter for the first time. With hopes of propelling them towards winning the Sikorsky Prize, a team of more than 50 graduate and undergraduate students from the A. James Clark School of Engineering will be taking their helicopter, Gamera, for its maiden...
More video from the GRASP lab. This time of coordinated follow my leader flight. Its time to set them free chaps. Working well indoors now lets see them out in the wild. From IEEE Spectrum Being able to do this is all about communication, as Professor Nathan Michael discussed today at the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) in...
Singapore May, 2011AeroSeeker is a highly portable, four-rotor, unmanned aerial vehicle with high quality video surveillance and aerial video streaming capabilities. This means that, both in military and civilian situations, humans can be kept at a safe distance from harms way. Engineered according to the needs of both military and civil users, the flagship model, AERO-405 can be easily...
Israeli Company Urban Aeronautics have started flying their ducted fan load lifter after a major refit. The AirMule prototype has recently resumed its flight testing after a systems and structural upgrade that lasted 4 months. The vehicle is now flying with an expanded sensors suite and the new, energy absorbing wheeled landing gear. This landing gear has been tested...
Following on the heals of the Murdoch iPad based newspapers flight over Tuscaloosa tabloid news channel CNN have jumped in. The FAA really does need to be issuing advice to media outlets. Could it be that some bigger supplier is pulling strings behind the scenes to force the NAS issue ahead of the NRPM release? We suppose they will argue...
Maybe it was not an ARdrone used in the footage recently released by The Daily. This YouTube clip carries a mention for Perspective Aerials. In their own words:- A visual solutions company utilizing innovative tools designed for use within the film & photo industry. How many times will the press to test button be pressed in the USA before...
Has The Daily sorted out its COA, will this use of the simple ARdrone open the floodgates for citizen journalism using multirotor platforms?? I doubt very much if the FAA will step in and rule on this one but it is commercial use of an sUAS over there. The footage is compelling though and certainly shows how useful a...
