Author Archives: LaurensvanDuijn
Decentralized Control for UAV / UGV Landing
The Aeryon Scout and Clearpath Husky are used to demonstrate indoor and outdoor flight test results of a decentralized controller for automated docking.
Flytrex Live Is An Internet-Connected ‘Black Box’ For Your Personal Drone
Personal drone enthusiasts — specifically, those who like flying quadcopters — have a new way to make the experience a lot more social. Meet the Flytrex Live: a ‘black box’-style flight… Read more »
How to Travel by Drone
Years ago, Greyhound advertised their bus service with the memorable jingle, “Take the bus. Leave the driving to us.” Today, that same adage may well transform into, “Take the helicopter/car/hoverbike… Read more »
Drone Pilot Arrested in Netherlands
On Saturday night a man from the Netherlands was arrested for flying his drone equipped with a video recorder over the 35th International Fireworks Festival in Scheveningen. The 45-year-old drone hobbyist violated Control of… Read more »
3DR, Amazon, DJI and Parrot join up to form the Small UAV Coalition
We’ve been working on this for a while, but I’m delighted the news is finally out. From USA Today: Amazon recently banded together with several makers of small unmanned aerial vehicles… Read more »
Winterberg Germany from the air
A little too much wind for me but heck 🙂
DJI Spreading Wings S900 Drone
Man i am starting to love drones more and more. This new one from DJI, The S900 is a beauty. Foldable arms, Retractable landing gear. Base weight of 3.3kg and… Read more »
New to the Archaeologist’s Tool Kit: The Drone
Axis land values rise, Peru’s ancient sites are under threat from development. To respond, Peru is creating a drone air force to map, monitor and safe guard its endangered treasures. Source… Read more »
Watch out for FAKE DJI Phantom 2 batteries!
There are some Chinese clones around… Best way to spot a fake is that it’s missing a bar code and the they have 200 mAh more power.. Also the text… Read more »