Sensors and Systems
-->
Breaking News
Commercial UAV Forum 2026 to Take Place 22-23 April at RAI Amsterdam
Rating12345New event builds on Commercial UAV brand to serve...
Waukesha-Pearce Industries Named New Trimble Technology Outlet Serving Texas, Louisiana
Rating12345WPI Customers Gain Access to Trimble Technology for Earthmoving...
Visimind AB Becomes Official Distributor of Hesai’s Cutting-Edge LiDAR Sensors in Europe
Rating12345 Visimind AB, a Swedish service provider and warehouse...

August 23rd, 2011
Computer Science Major Builds Aerial Drone

  • Rating12345

The rising senior at Bucknell University started out putting together model airplanes when he was a child but later became more interested in the technology that makes them work. This summer, Urban, a computer science major from New Jersey, has combined the two interests in a research project in which he is designing, building and flying a remote-controlled aerial drone. The so-called “Flying Bison,” outfitted with video and still cameras and GIS technology, is being used to capture high-resolution images of Miller Run Creek for an ongoing restoration of the waterway that runs through Lewisburg. The data also will be used to assess how well unmanned aerial vehicles monitor environmental change. Read More