It is impossible to stop a quadcopter from spinning, so the focus for researchers was on keeping the drone controllable ... then used with an optical range sensor and onboard IMU to maintain ...

[Max Ogden] wanted the option to add sensors to his Parrot AR Drone. This a commercially available quadcopter which runs Linux. This makes it rather easy for him to use Node.js to read the ...

Spring is springing and the weather is finally nice enough to take a drone out. Get started in the world of quadcopter flight ...

Compared to drones that mimic airplanes, quadcopters are easier to launch ... However, some drones may also come with infrared sensors that can help avoid larger obstacles, such as trees or homes. It ...

Researchers attached wind sensors to a drone, NASA's Alta X quadcopter, aiming to provide precise and sustainable meteorological data to help predict fire behavior. Wildfires are increasing in ...