Drones have been given ‘eyes’ and a new algorithm to help them fly intelligently, reaching their target position when GPS is not available. Dr Jiefei Wang, a researcher from UNSW Canberra Trusted Autonomy Group, used an Xbox Kinect sensor as an input camera to help drones ‘see’ their environment. Jiefei developed algorithms to process the…
Flying close to a building or over the open ocean are very different conditions for a drone, particularly when it’s windy. These expensive machines (often with expensive cameras) are used to map difficult terrain, in military exercises, to monitor wildlife, and more, but since they can’t adapt to different flying conditions they’re often grounded when…
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