The latest version of Pi-Connect Lite board has been released. It’s a minor increment over the previous version, with better power switch placement and clearer labels. It is ideal for anyone wanting a quick and simple way to integrate a Raspberry Pi board with a MAVLink-based flight controller, with a high capacity power supply and Pixhawk-standard JST-GH telemetry connector. It also features a power switch for safely shutting down the Pi. Take a look at the full specifications over at: https://www.rpanion.com/product/pi-connect-lite/ From http://diydrones.com/xn/detail/705844:BlogPost:3913002 from From https://jefffraley1.blogspot.com/2020/03/pi-connect-lite-released.html from From https://jackconlon.blogspot.com/2020/03/pi-connect-lite-released.html from https://jackconlon1.wordpress.com/2020/03/05/pi-connect-lite-released/ from https://miriamharlan1.blogspot.com/2020/03/pi-connect-lite-released.html
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Inspiration comes in all shapes and sizes. Jonah Larson, abandoned as a newborn outside the small African town of Durame, Ethiopia is changing the world. The, now the 11-year-old, crocheting prodigy has built an empire using only his two hands and huge heart. When he was just 5 months old, he was adopted by Jennifer and Christopher Larson, residents of La Crosse, Wisconsin. From a young age, doctors suspected developmental disabilities and believed it would lead to a struggle with learning as a child. While he did struggle in school at an early age, it was not due to his developmental capabilities. Instead, Jonah was acting out and distracting others, his energy was off the charts. At age 5, a hook left in a craft basket helped him … From https://jefffraley1.blogspot.com/2020/03/jonahs-hands-how-11-year-old-crocheting.html From https://jackconlon.blogspot.com/2020/03/jonahs-hands-how-11-year-old-crocheting.html from https://jackconlon1.wordpress.com/2020/03/04/jonahs-hands-how-the-11-year-old-crocheting-prodigy-is-changing-the-world/ from https://miriamharlan1.blogspot.com/2020/03/jonahs-hands-how-11-year-old-crocheting.html Cool research from Virginia Tech using a 3DR Solo to do wind measurement: All multirotor drones can be used as wind sensors, providing wind profiles on demand, anywhere, with higher spatiotemporal resolution and a fraction of the cost of other methods. See the free open-access paper https://lnkd.in/em95QEa on how to obtain wind profiles from the drone’s dynamic response to wind-induced perturbations. The study was led by soon-to-graduate Virginia Tech From http://diydrones.com/xn/detail/705844:BlogPost:3911153 from From https://jefffraley1.blogspot.com/2020/03/using-drone-to-measure-wind.html from From https://jackconlon.blogspot.com/2020/03/using-drone-to-measure-wind.html from https://jackconlon1.wordpress.com/2020/03/04/using-a-drone-to-measure-the-wind/ from https://miriamharlan1.blogspot.com/2020/03/using-drone-to-measure-wind.html Hi, we implemented radar/laser altimeter support for DJI M210/M210V2 drones (in addition to previously supported M600/M600Pro/A3). Set consists of UgCS SkyHub onboard computer, radar or laser altimeter, set of cables and software. In general, we recommend using a radar altimeter (finally we selected http://en.nanoradar.cn/Article/detail/id/372.html). After 2 years of practice and feedback from our customers, we decided that laser altimeters have too many restrictions – they don’t work reliable under the bright sun, light fog, over water. Internally the system is pretty complex (diagram for A3 is below, for M210 is pretty the same), but it works From http://diydrones.com/xn/detail/705844:BlogPost:3906285 from From https://jefffraley1.blogspot.com/2020/03/radarlaser-altimeter-for-dji-m210m210v2.html from From https://jackconlon.blogspot.com/2020/03/radarlaser-altimeter-for-dji-m210m210v2.html from https://jackconlon1.wordpress.com/2020/03/03/radar-laser-altimeter-for-dji-m210-m210v2/ from https://miriamharlan1.blogspot.com/2020/03/radarlaser-altimeter-for-dji-m210m210v2.html Newly emerged virgin honey bee queens become inseminated in flight by multiple male honey bees (drones) in elevated regions called Drone Congregation Areas (DCAs). These DCAs are areas five to 60 meters above ground and 30 to 200 meters in diameter. They can persist in the same place for dozens of years – longer than the life of any queen (a couple years) and much longer than the life of a drone (21-32 days!). This raises a question: How do queens and drones know where the DCA is year after year. Since drones and queens arrive at DCAs from multiple colonies, it is believed that DCAs exist so that queens can maximize the genetic diversity in their colony. Somehow, they all know where to go to link up. To try … From http://diydrones.com/xn/detail/705844:BlogPost:3907804 from From https://jefffraley1.blogspot.com/2020/03/help-us-solve-one-of-natures-greatest.html from From https://jackconlon.blogspot.com/2020/03/help-us-solve-one-of-natures-greatest.html from https://jackconlon1.wordpress.com/2020/03/03/help-us-solve-one-of-natures-greatest-puzzles/ from https://miriamharlan1.blogspot.com/2020/03/help-us-solve-one-of-natures-greatest.html Artificial insect intelligence and vision for nano drones how many pixels do you actually need?3/2/2020 (Photo by Dustin Iskandar, CC BY 2.0) My long-time interest has been in developing insect-type vision for small drones. Properly implemented, I believe that such vision hardware and algorithms will allow small drones to fly safely amidst clutter and obstacles. Of course, I have been following with great interest other approaches to providing autonomy to small drones. Like almost everyone else, I am in awe at the achievement of Skydio- nice work! My own work, though, has been to implement similar types of autonomy on much smaller “nano” scale platforms. These are tiny sparrow-sized drones that can fit in your hand and weigh just tens of grams. This is well under the 250-gram threshold the FAA uses to determine if a drone needs to… From http://diydrones.com/xn/detail/705844:BlogPost:3902867 From https://jefffraley1.blogspot.com/2020/03/artificial-insect-intelligence-and.html From https://jackconlon.blogspot.com/2020/03/artificial-insect-intelligence-and.html from https://jackconlon1.wordpress.com/2020/03/02/artificial-insect-intelligence-and-vision-for-nano-drones-how-many-pixels-do-you-actually-need/ from https://miriamharlan1.blogspot.com/2020/03/artificial-insect-intelligence-and.html From Microsoft Research: The past few years have seen tremendous progress in reinforcement learning (RL). From complex games to robotic object manipulation, RL has qualitatively advanced the state of the art. However, modern RL techniques require a lot for success: a largely deterministic stationary environment, an accurate resettable simulator in which mistakes – and especially their consequences – are limited to the virtual sphere, powerful computers, and a lot of energy to run them. At Microsoft Research, we are working towards automatic decision-making approaches that bring us closer to the vision of AI agents capable of learning and acting autonomously in changeable open-world conditions using the limited onboard compute. Project Frigatebird is our ambitious quest in this space, aimed at building intelligence that can enable… From http://diydrones.com/xn/detail/705844:BlogPost:3902804 From https://jefffraley1.blogspot.com/2020/03/microsoft-releases-pixhawk-based.html From https://jackconlon.blogspot.com/2020/03/microsoft-releases-pixhawk-based.html from https://jackconlon1.wordpress.com/2020/03/02/microsoft-releases-pixhawk-based-autonomous-soaring-drone-code/ from https://miriamharlan1.blogspot.com/2020/03/microsoft-releases-pixhawk-based.html On February 25, the Drone Department of Hefei University of Technology carried anti-epidemic drones to urgently support the prevention and control of the streets of Dachengkou, Jingkou District, Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province. This support activity by Hefei University of Technology, Professor Zulei team joint cooperation unit Zhenjiang City Jingzhou Technology Co., Ltd. jointly carried out, Hegong University Zulei team actively volunteer to support the community first-line prevention and control work, donated 200 medical masks, 60 barrels of disinfectant and several boxes of food materials to support the anti-epidemic prevention and control work in Jingkou District, Zhenjiang City.China In this support volunteer activities, by the Hegong University Drone Department sent professionals, and provide anti-epidemic drone products into the first-line card port prevention and control support … From http://diydrones.com/xn/detail/705844:BlogPost:3891140 From https://jefffraley1.blogspot.com/2020/03/hegong-university-anti-epidemic-drone.html From https://jackconlon.blogspot.com/2020/03/hegong-university-anti-epidemic-drone.html from https://jackconlon1.wordpress.com/2020/03/01/hegong-university-anti-epidemic-drone-to-support-the-prevention-and-control-work-in-zhenjiang-jiangsu-province/ from https://miriamharlan1.blogspot.com/2020/03/hegong-university-anti-epidemic-drone.html Vertical Technologies has successfully integrated the new Sony A7R mark IV on the DeltaQuad Pro #MAP VTOL UAV. This release marks the first VTOL mapping UAV that supports 61 megapixel mapping. Earlier this year Sony announced the release of their highest resolution camera yet. the Sony Alpha 7R IV offers a full frame 61.0 MP back-illuminated Exmor R From http://diydrones.com/xn/detail/705844:BlogPost:3618673 From https://jefffraley1.blogspot.com/2020/02/deltaquad-first-mapping-vtol-with-61.html from From https://jackconlon.blogspot.com/2020/02/deltaquad-first-mapping-vtol-with-61.html from https://jackconlon1.wordpress.com/2020/02/28/deltaquad-first-mapping-vtol-with-61-megapixel-sensor-2/ from https://miriamharlan1.blogspot.com/2020/02/deltaquad-first-mapping-vtol-with-61.html Tuscany: Tapestry of Ancient Beauty and Historic Charm Italy is gorgeous in and of itself, however, there exists a magical area within called, Tuscany. Many cities exist here that are magnificent, however, only three are listed here that you absolutely do not want to miss! Apart from amazing weather, Tuscany is known for its rolling hills and the villages nestled within them, gorgeous castles and stone homes, renaissance-era art, and delicious, decadent wineries that you cannot find anywhere else on earth! Thinking about planning a trip to Tuscany now? All the best towns in Tuscany are only a short, delightful drive from one another, so it’s easy to maneuver between them. In this post, we will discuss this intriguing place, and what makes the following cities … From https://globalgoodgroup.com/planning-a-trip-to-tuscany/ from From https://jefffraley1.blogspot.com/2020/02/planning-trip-to-tuscany.html from From https://jackconlon.blogspot.com/2020/02/planning-trip-to-tuscany.html from https://jackconlon1.wordpress.com/2020/02/26/planning-a-trip-to-tuscany/ from https://miriamharlan1.blogspot.com/2020/02/planning-trip-to-tuscany.html |