UAV Propulsion Tech Post #26 – My Interview w/POMS & Associates about How Drones Are Being Used Today
CLICK ON LINK TO GO TO POMS INTERVIEW Key UAV News for the Week: Wedge-Tailed Eagles Take Out Gold Mining Survey UAVs Deutsche Post DHL and Deutsche Telekom to Test Mobile Network fo BVLOS Flights AeroVironment Unveils Quantix, Designed to be a Complete Drone Solution US approves Certifiable Predator B sale to UK Industry Events…
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UAV Propulsion Tech Post #25 – Highlights from the Commercial UAV Expo 2016
I attended the Commercial UAV Expo that was held at the MGM Grand Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. I arrived on OCT 31st and supported the MicroPilot booth during the Halloween reception and also supported on NOV 1st. I also got a chance to check out the show and thought it would be good…
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UAV Propulsion Tech Post #24 – Info Graphic: The Rise of the Drone Industry
The info graphic is courtesy of The Drone Worx company out of the UK and is published on this blog with their permission. They are a hobby/commercial drone retailer. You can find out more info by visiting http://www.thedroneworx.co.uk Key UAV News for the Week: Wanted: A large ship based UAV for multiple purposes. Inside Amazon’s…
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UAV Propulsion Tech Post #23 – Slideshare: Top 10 Blogs from UAV Propulsion Tech
I have been posting blogs on UAV Propulsion Tech for about a year and a half so I wanted to check my Google Analytics for blog post activity from JAN-OCT 2016. I summarized the results in the Slideshare below: Top 10 Blog Posts – UAV Propulsion Tech from Bob Schmidt Key UAV News for the…
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UAV Propulsion Tech Post #22 – Highlights from InterDrone 2016
I attended the InterDrone conference that was held at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas SEP 7-9. I attended last year and supported the MicroPilot exhibit. MicroPilot exhibited again this year and I spent some time supporting their booth and also spent some time checking out some of the new products on display. I thought…
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UAV Propulsion Tech Post #21 – UAV System Solutions
UPDATED MAR 31st, 2023: UAV’s require several systems to keep them in the air and allow them to complete their mission. I have been working in the UAV business over 15 years mainly supporting propulsion systems but in the last 10 years I have expanded my business to include other systems. My focus for UAV…
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UAV Propulsion Tech Post #20 – UAV EO/IR Gimbal Solutions
I just started representing DST Control in April of this year and market their gyro-stabilized EO/IR gimbal solutions and thermal imagers in North America. DST Control is based in Linköping, Sweden and has several European UAV customers but wants to expand into the US UAV market. I thought I would put together a blog showing some…
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UAV Propulsion Tech Post #19 – Triple Redundant UAV Autopilot
I am the US rep for MicroPilot and market their autopilots to US UAV customers. I have permission from MicroPilot to re-print a white paper they have on their website titled “MP21283x MicroPilot’s Triple Redundant UAV Autopilot” authored by Sarah Vallely in 2010. I think this white paper is more relevant today as the defense…
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UAV Propulsion Tech Post #18 – UAV Chute Options
Parachutes can be used on UAV’s for recovery or rescue. Recovery gives the UAV manufacturer an alternative that is not runway or “catch” recovery dependent (like nets or other means to grab the UAV during recovery). Rescue gives the UAV manufacturer a safety means if there is a system failure during flight that causes the…
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UAV Propulsion Tech Post #16 – Global UAV/Drone Conferences 2016
As we start the new year, I thought it would be good to try to put together a list of the global UAV/Drone conferences scheduled this year. This will cover both defense and commercial conferences. Let me know if I missed one and I can go back and update this post. Consumer Electronics Show 2016…
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