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CEVA imaging & vision DSP powers image processing LSI chips
Socionext has licensed and deployed the CEVA imaging and vision DSP to power its latest-gen Milbeaut image processing LSI chips targeting surveillance, digital SLR, drones, action and other camera-enabled devices. The first Milbeaut image processor integrating the CEVA DSP is the MB86S27 which will shortly be in volume production.
Drone training school opens with CAA approved training courses
A drone training school formed by a crack team accustomed to flying drones across Hollywood movie sets and commercial airliners across some of the busiest airspace in the world has opened. UAV Air is the brainchild of four senior airline pilots along with two of the country’s most widely respected drone operators, Cloud12 and UAViate.
First custom programmable 9-axis motion sensor
Designed for robotics, gaming, remote controls, navigation systems, drones and HIDs for IoT projects, the BMF055 compact 9-axis motion sensor has been unveiled by Bosch Sensortec. Easy to programme for a particular application, the BMF055 is well suited to the needs of customers developing advanced application-specific sensor fusion algorithms, adding sophisticated motion sensing capabilities, and replacing multiple discrete components with a sin...
Motor control pack enables quick & easy BLDC setup
STMicroelectronics has introduced a $35 starter kit plus a free-of-charge software algorithm to help engineers and hobbyists implement efficient vector control in a very short time for motor-driven projects such as drones, appliances, E-bikes, home-automation, health care, and industrial machinery. The widespead use of vector controlcould reduce global electricity consumption by 15% within 15 years.
Perovskite PV efficiency excitement
Perovskite PV efficiency gains are double those of organic PV, exciting researchers from KIMM in Korea to Dyesol in Australia. However, it can be like the little girl in the nursery rhyme: 'When she was good she was very, very good and when she was bad she was awful'. Perovoskite PV promises over 20% efficiency, low cost materials and even flexible, transparent and stretchable versions needed for new applications. Record power to weight ratio is ...
Drones build a walkable bridge
The Aerial Construction project is a collaboration between the Institute for Dynamic Systems and Control and the Chair of Architecture and Digital Fabrication. The objective is to investigate and develop methods and techniques for robotic aerial construction.
Video gaming meets drones
Acal BFi have designed-in the Nano Hornet module from OriginGPS into the world’s first smartphone controlled gaming drone line by TobyRich. By working with Acal BFi to integrate the Nano Hornet, TobyRich was able to design a smaller, sleeker form factor for its innovative drones while extending the range and enhancing directional capabilities.
Drone saves endangered chimpanzees
With the numbers of chimpanzees significantly decreasing in the last 20 to 30 years, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has classed them as endangered. To save them, ICUN is monitoring areas in which they live by using drones. In a recent study in Gabon, Africa, conducted by IUCN and Liverpool John Moores University, drones fitted with a standard camera were able to detect chimpanzee nests, saving conservation researchers h...
Unmanned ship to sail across the Atlantic in 2020
Plymouth University is aspiring to build the first full-sized autonomous unmanned ship to sail across the Atlantic in 2020. Designed and developed in collaboration with internationally acclaimed and award-winning partners, the Mayflower Autonomous ResearchShip (MARS)will emulate the pioneering spirit and courage of the original Mayflower voyage.
First mid-voltage MOSFET in an 8x8 dual cool package
Fairchild has introduced what the company claims to be the industry's first mid-voltage MOSFET technology in a Dual Cool 8x8mm package. The Dual Cool 88 MOSFET gives power conversion engineers a first-of-its-kind alternative to bulky D2-PAK packages at half the size with higher power density, superior efficiency and better cooling via air flow above and beneath the package.