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History and Development of UAV Technology
November 12, 2023
UAVs are becoming more common and well-known among the public, and in the future, they may be widely used for a variety of tasks. However, many people are unaware that UAVs are a relatively old concept that has taken a long time to develop into the well-developed machines known as drones that we have today.
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November 11, 2023
PrimerHow are drones useful in real life?
Drones are becoming more and more useful in our lives in different ways every day. By performing jobs that require less risk-taking, as well as saving time and money, people are discovering ways to use drones to make life easier.
November 09, 2023
PrimerDrone Delivery
Instant deliveries of your online order by means of drone may sound like science fiction, but the drone industry is real and booming. The ever-growing technology of UAVs presents us with many innovative solutions to our everyday problems.
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How are drones useful in real life?
Civil applications from search-and-rescue and agriculture to law enforcement and cinematography.
Drone Delivery
How autonomous last-mile delivery works — and where Amazon, Wing, and UPS have taken it.
SUAS 2024 — Project SPECTRE
4th in mission ranking and 11th overall at the AUVSI SUAS Competition in Maryland.
SUAS 2023 — Project ALTAIR
The team's first AUVSI SUAS campaign — 6th globally with a LiDAR-equipped hexacopter.
IMechE UAS Challenge 2024 — CARDINAL
1st place and the Safety & Airworthiness Award at the UK student UAV challenge.
AUVSI SUAS Competition
Official organiser site — mission rules, autonomous flight tasks, and remote sensing requirements.
IMechE UAS Challenge
The UK's annual student UAV design-and-fly competition — documentation, flight tasks, and awards.
TEKNOFEST International UAV Competition
Official fixed-wing, rotary-wing, and free-mission competition information for international student teams.
TEKNOFEST FPV Drone Tracking
A current competition resource focused on autonomous tracking, computer vision, and UAV decision-making.