Tag: uav

Urban Air Mobility

MVRDV is developing a plan for the future of Urban Air Mobility (UAM). The investigation tackles the integration of “flying vehicles” into our urban environments and envisions a comprehensive mobility concept. Addressing major questions like “How will these flying vehicles impact our urban environments? And how could they be leveraged to improve our cities?” MVRDV and Airbus are exploring the possibility of reconnecting territories through an accessible-for-all system. Avoiding the negative impact that comes with the introduction of new transportation modes into cities, the study imagines both short-term and long-term scenarios, in order to dodge any detrimental impacts from this disruptive technology.

Sequencing the Oceans

small dna sequencers, combined with autonomous underwater drones, allowing for continuous sampling.

Drone detectives

AirCSI is a prototype drone system that scans crime scenes from above, identify possible pieces of evidence, and then collect more detailed images and data of such items of interest.

Electric VTOL

For trips of 100 kilometers, a fully loaded VTOL carrying 1 pilot and 3 passengers had lower greenhouse gas emissions than ground-based cars with an average vehicle occupancy of 1.54. Emissions tied to the VTOL were 52% lower than gasoline vehicles and 6% lower than battery-electric vehicles.

The Drone

A serial killer transfers his consciousness into a consumer drone right before he is killed, then flies off to terrorize newlyweds. The couple must fight to stop the insidious device before it destroys them both.

Amazing Aerial Future

this is very comprehensive and well researched.

Drones are going to solve our centuries-old problem of urban gridlock, by safely, quietly, and sustainably moving the transportation of growing quantities of goods and people into the third dimension, the air. Unlike digging underground, which will go far slower, these systems will take us nearly point-to-point, they are far easier to scale, and their load can increase with demand, with no additional construction costs.

Teamsters against drones

this is a great way to ensure the union doesn’t have a future, pretending that if you close your eyes, technology just goes away somehow.

1000 drone show

The massive night sky measuring 120 meters high and 280 meters wide became the best canvas for the 1000 AAVs to freely form their masterpieces. The audience were amazed and applauded to the constantly changing AAV formations ranging from neon rainbows, picturesque forms of Chinese idioms and blessings, calligraphies, and the map of China.

2021-04-23:

Autonomous shipping

“We’re on the verge of something great. We’re going to make autonomous ships a reality by 2020.” Autonomous shipping would be more environmentally friendly, partly by using electric propulsion and alternative fuels such as marine gas oil and methanol. The normal diesel fuel used in shipping is absolutely filthy, and we should try to stop using it.

2020-10-31: It would help with crew shortages as well

“You have large shipping companies that can’t change out their crews and 100Ks of sailors that were trapped in March on their vessels because they couldn’t get flights out or because of the overall risk of bringing a new crew on board. Executives at these companies are looking to de-risk this.” The International Maritime Organization is in the middle of a “scoping exercise” to come up with new rules for autonomous ships sailing across the sea. It has identified 4 levels of autonomy for ships.

Degradable Drones

DARPA’s ICARUS program is developing autonomous air-delivery vehicles capable of delivering intact a 1.3 kg payload with 10 meters accuracy with respect to a GPS-programmed location. Within hours of payload delivery, the vehicle, which should be no more than 3 meters in its longest dimension, must physically vanish.