drones

AI and smart algorithms could allow drones to pilot themselves using visual landmarks to navigate. That's the aim of researchers at the University of Missouri, who received a $3.3 million grant from the US Army Engineer Research and…

The EPC9193 GaN-based inverter reference design enhances motor system performance, range, precision, torque, all while lowering overall system cost.

EPC is launching a 100 V, 1 mOhm EPC2361, the lowest on-resistance GaN FET on the market. The FET doubles the power density of its previous products. The EPC2361 has a typical RDS(on) of just 1 mOhm in a thermally enhanced QFN package…

The University of California, Davis, is launching a bird flight research center using a nearly $3 million grant from the Department of Defense. Led by Christina Harvey, an assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at UC…

InPlay Inc. announced the NanoBeacon SoC IN100 in a wafer-level chip scale package (WLCSP). Measuring a mere 1.1mm x 2.0mm x 0.35mm, the device is the world's smallest Bluetooth System on a Chip (SoC). The NanoBeacon IN100 expands what is…

Efficient Power Conversion (EPC) expanded its family of footprint-compatible ePower Stage ICs to boost power density and simplify design for power requirements in DC-DC apps, motor drives, and class-d audio amplifiers. The company…

Based on the findings of a recent study by Lund University in Sweden, the efficiency of bird flight (and bird-like dinosaur flight before it) is at least partially a result of their ability to fold their wings during the upstroke. This may…

Meet the world’s first commercialized hydrogen fuel cell power pack that delivers breakthrough energy density, about 4 – 5 times that of a battery, enabling drones to fly for up to 2 hours. The power pack, developed by Doosan Mobility…

FedEx Express is joining with Elroy Air to build the first end-to-end autonomous vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aerial cargo system. FedEx Express will develop plans to test Elroy Air’s Chaparral autonomous air cargo system for…

Limitations of Continuous Flight To enhance security of the nation’s border, a pioneer in drone technology at the University of Houston is proposing a continuous flight of small drones over its perimeter. There is only one small problem.…