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Today is brew day at home - here is a bit of Rob's homebrew technology - hoses, clamps, pumps, and levers
Part of an exercise in using technology in the textiles workshop at secondary school level. These motifs were photographed using a mobile, uploaded to Flickr and will then be used to create a pattern repeat and ultimately printed out directly onto cotton lawn glued to paper
Andrew Dowell, Asia Editor, Wall Street Journal, Hong Kong SAR, China and essica Tan, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Ping An Group, People's Republic of China capture during the Session "Technology Power Play" at the World Economic Forum - Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2019 in Dalian, People's Republic of China, July 1, 2019. Copyright by World Economic Forum / Sikarin Fon Thanachaiary
Drone Technology
What is a drone and how do drones work is answered here in this easy to understand article. Drone technology is constantly evolving as new innovation and big investment are bringing more advanced drones to the market every few months.
Below, we discuss UAV technology on the most popular drones on the market which have all the latest drone technology. Most drones will have very similar systems incorporated.
Unmanned aerial vehicle technology covers everything from the aerodynamics of the drone, materials in the manufacture of the physical UAV, to the circuit boards, chipset and software which are the brains of the drone.
One of the most popular drones on the market is the DJI Phantom 3. This drone was very popular with professional aerial cinematographers. While slightly old now, it uses plenty of advanced technology which is present in the very latest drones.
This UAV is ideal to explain drone technology because it has everything in one package. It includes the UAV, gimbal and camera and uses some of the top drone technology on the market today.
In only a few months since writing this article, some new and highly advanced drones such as the DJI Mavic Air, Phantom 4 Pro, Inspire 2 and Walkera Voyager 5 have come to the market.
The fast pace of drone technological innovation is tremendous. I’ve included these latest drone technology advancements in the below article. So this article is right up to date including all links.
How Drones Work
A typical unmanned aircraft is made of light composite materials to reduce weight and increase maneuverability. This composite material strength allows military drones to cruise at extremely high altitudes.
Drones are equipped with different state of the art technology such as infra-red cameras (military UAV), GPS and laser (military UAV). Drones are controlled by remote control system also sometimes referred to as a ground cockpit.
An unmanned aerial vehicle system has two parts, the drone itself and the control system.
The nose of the unmanned aerial vehicle is where all the sensors and navigational systems are present. The rest of the body is full of drone technology systems since there is no need for space to accommodate humans. The engineering materials used to build the drone are highly complex composites which can absorb vibration which decreases the noise produced and also light weight.
What Is A Drone – UAV Technology
Below we examine the science and drone technology behind the DJI Phantom 3 UAV. However, we also have plenty of information on the latest drone technologies from the newest drones on the market. There are plenty of links where you can read deeper into various components of drone technology. For example, here is a terrific drone components overview article. This gives you a breakdown of the individual components seen in most drones.
Drone Types And Sizes
Drones come in a wide variety of sizes, with the largest being mostly used for military purposes such as the Predator drone. The next in size are unmanned aircraft which have fixed wings and require short runways. These are generally used to cover large areas, working in areas such as geographical surveying or to combat wildlife poaching.
VTOL Drones
Next in size of drones and are what is known as VTOL drones. Many of these are quadcopters but not all. VTOL drones can take off, fly, hover and land vertically. The exact meaning of VTOL is “Vertical Take-Off and Landing”.
Many of the latest small drones such as the DJI Mavic Air and DJI Spark can be launched from the palm of your hand.
Radar Positioning & Return Home
Many of the latest drones have dual Global Navigational Satellite Systems (GNSS) such as GPS and GLONASS. Drones can fly in both GNSS and non satellite modes. For example DJI drones can fly in P-Mode (GPS & GLONASS) or ATTI mode which doesn’t uses satellite navigation.
Highly accurate drone navigation is very important when flying and in drone applications such as to build 3D maps, surving landscape and SAR (Search & Rescue) missions.
When the quadcopter is first switched on, it searches and detects GNSS satellites. High end GNSS systems use Satellite Constellation technology. Basically, a satellite constellation is a group of satellites working together giving coordinated coverage and synchronized so that they overlap well in coverage. Pass or coverage is the period in which a satellite is visible above the local horizon.
The radar technology in the drone will signal the following on the remote controller display;
signal that enough drone GNSS satellites have been detected and the drone is ready to fly
display the current position and location of the drone in relation to the pilot
record the home point for ‘Return To Home’ safety feature
Most of the latest drone have 3 types of Return to Home drone technology as follows;
Pilot initiated return to home by pressing button on Remote Controller or in an app.
Low battery level where the UAV will fly back automatically back to home point.
Loss of transmission between the UAV and Remote Controller with the UAV flying back automatically to its home point.
The latest Mavic Air RTH feature can sense and actively attempts to avoid obstacles during automatic return to home. The Mavic Air RTH obstacle avoidance works as follows if the lighting is sufficient;
The Mavic Air slows down when an obstacle is sensed
It will stop and hover, then fly backward and ascends upwards until no obstacle is sensed.
Next the RTH process resumes and the Mavic Air will return to home point a the new altitude.
Obstacle Detection And Collision Avoidance Technology
Many drones are now equipped with collision avoidance systems. These drone vision systems use obstacle detection sensors to scan the surroundings, while software algorithms and SLAM technology produce the images into 3D maps allowing the flight controller to sense and avoid the object. These systems are fusing one of more of the following sensors to sense and avoid obstacles;
Vision Sensor
Ultrasonic
Infrared
Lidar
Time of Flight (ToF)
Monocular Vision
The latest DJI Mavic 2 Pro and Mavic 2 Zoom have obstacle sensing on all 6 sides. The Mavic 2 uses both Vision and Infrared sensors fused into a vision system known as Omnidirectional Obstacle Sensing.
The DJI Mavic 2 obstacle sensing system goes to the next level where it can actually fly around obstacles in front or when flying backwards. If it is unable to work out a flight path around the object, it will then hover in front of the obstacle. This is known as APAS (Advanced Pilot Assistance System) on the DJI Mavic 2 and Mavic Air drones.
A part of line of art created by Luke Porwol for Smart Cities Conference 2020 - Gender & Technology Virtual Reality Performance
The Technology Center in the Princeton Public Library - first birds of a feather session was on Creative Commons.
With the launch of four new games from four studios in as many weeks, Victoria-based gaming studios are at the forefront of this vibrant technology sector. Minister of Technology, Innovation and Citizens’ Services Andrew Wilkinson, Parliamentary Secretary for the BC Jobs Plan Greg Kyllo, and Dan Gunn, executive director of VIATeC, led a tour of six video game studios in downtown Victoria.
The tour culminated with a celebration at VIATeC’s new Fort Tectoria location.
Studios visited included:
Gamehouse Canada
Tiny Mob
Kixeye
InLight Entertainment
One Bit Labs
Kano Apps
Rapelang Rabana, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Rekindle Learning, South Africa; Global Shaper; Global Agenda Council on the Future of IT Software & Services in Technology for Prosperity at the World Economic Forum, AMNC 14, Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Tianjin, People's Republic of China 2014. Copyright by World Economic Forum / Sikarin Fon Thanachaiary
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,731,571 in 2016, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anchor of the Golden Horseshoe, an urban agglomeration of 9,245,438 people (as of 2016) surrounding the western end of Lake Ontario, while the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) proper had a 2016 population of 6,417,516. Toronto is an international centre of business, finance, arts, and culture, and is recognized as one of the most multicultural and cosmopolitan cities in the world.
People have travelled through and inhabited the Toronto area, located on a broad sloping plateau interspersed with rivers, deep ravines, and urban forest, for more than 10,000 years. After the broadly disputed Toronto Purchase, when the Mississauga surrendered the area to the British Crown, the British established the town of York in 1793 and later designated it as the capital of Upper Canada. During the War of 1812, the town was the site of the Battle of York and suffered heavy damage by American troops. York was renamed and incorporated in 1834 as the city of Toronto. It was designated as the capital of the province of Ontario in 1867 during Canadian Confederation. The city proper has since expanded past its original borders through both annexation and amalgamation to its current area of 630.2 km2 (243.3 sq mi).
The diverse population of Toronto reflects its current and historical role as an important destination for immigrants to Canada. More than 50 percent of residents belong to a visible minority population group, and over 200 distinct ethnic origins are represented among its inhabitants. While the majority of Torontonians speak English as their primary language, over 160 languages are spoken in the city.
Toronto is a prominent centre for music, theatre, motion picture production, and television production, and is home to the headquarters of Canada's major national broadcast networks and media outlets. Its varied cultural institutions, which include numerous museums and galleries, festivals and public events, entertainment districts, national historic sites, and sports activities, attract over 43 million tourists each year. Toronto is known for its many skyscrapers and high-rise buildings, in particular the tallest free-standing structure in the Western Hemisphere, the CN Tower.
The city is home to the Toronto Stock Exchange, the headquarters of Canada's five largest banks, and the headquarters of many large Canadian and multinational corporations. Its economy is highly diversified with strengths in technology, design, financial services, life sciences, education, arts, fashion, aerospace, environmental innovation, food services, and tourism.
Source: localwiki.org/toronto/Graffiti_Alley
Graffiti Alley in The Fashion District runs south of Queen Street West from Spadina Avenue to Portland Street beginning at 1 rush lane, Toronto, Ontario Canada . It is one of the best known location to see Toronto Graffiti.
There is about a kilometer's worth of wall space of varying quality.
A graffiti event called Style in Progress has taken over graffiti alley for a 24-hour period of legal painting, during the 2000s. Nowadays the alley is still frequently painted, but the artist should ask the permission to the building or shop owner.
The Alley was also home to the Secret Swing.
CBC Comedian Rick Mercer often films his famous weekly TV on air Commentary while walking through Graffiti Alley using the Murals as his backdrop. Result being, many Canadians may not know the name of this alley nor the exact location, but they can recognize it once they see it while walking through here in person.
Source: www.atlasobscura.com/places/graffiti-alley-rush-lane
LOCATED WITHIN TORONTO’S FASHION District, Graffiti Alley runs parallel to the trendy stretch of Queen Street West. It encompasses three city blocks and includes the contiguous alleyway of Rush Lane. It’s a popular spot to view some of the best examples of Toronto’s vibrant street art and mural culture.
Previously a hotspot for unsanctioned graffiti art, Graffiti Alley sparked a fight for legalization by the Queen Street West Business Improvement Association. In 2011, it was designated as an area of municipal significance, and StreetARToronto, or StART, a program that provides funding and approval for public murals and graffiti art, was born from the struggle.
Today, Graffiti Alley is a popular backdrop for photoshoots, as well as a place to see works by iconic artists like Duro the Third, uber5000, and ELICSER. It has served as the venue for small street festivals, a set for music videos, and for a time, had a restaurant named after it.
I bought some bluetooth headphones, and they don't even sound too bad! Always got a hunger for more gadgets....
30 May 2018 - Blockchain & Enabling Technologies
Moderator:
Axel Threlfall, Editor-at-Large, Reuters
Speakers:
Renata Avila, Senior Digital Rights Advisor, World Wide Web Foundation
Nicolas Cary, Co-Founder, Blockchain, United Kingdom
Pierre Digonnet, Co-Founder, Reconnect Programme, France
Wolfgang Jamann, Executive Director, International Civil Society Centre
Closing:
Greg Medcraft, Director, Financial and Enterprise Affairs, OECD
OECD, Paris, France.
Photo: MarcoIlluminati/OECD
Acrylic marker and ink on paper 21" x 18" January 16, 2023. www.saatchiart.com/art/Drawing-Captured-Technology-Arroma...
Shervin Talieh, CEO and Farsheed Atef, CTO of Vonata introduces Connect at DEMO Fall 2010. Connect is a solution that addresses the typical frustration callers experience when trying to reach a business by phone.
Enterprise Technologies key component is efficiency. Companies seek to exploit cloud based infrastructure and related technologies to lower costs. With that, CIO's are looking to bring simple ways for employees to work from anywhere at anytime.
Join DEMO to reveal some of the hottest companies capitalizing on these trends. The following companies that are pitching their products are:
Connect from Vonata
eM Client 2.7 from eM Client Inc.
FN Connect Secure from Federated Networks
Integrate from Integrate.com LLC
Profitably from Profitably
PublicStuff from PublicStuff LLC
Zingaya from Zingaya
Capture ID Mobile Scanner from Rocky Mountain Ventures Company
Double Dutch from Double Dutch
meeting-eXpert from Meeting Sciences, Inc.
For more information:
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Photos by Stephen Brashear
Globalization has helped advance manufacturing in multiple ways. But with globalization comes the challenge of improving operational efficiencies and managing disperse teams both offshore and in remote locations. PeopleLink software video conferencing makes meeting over distance just like being there with collaborative solutions that enable more efficient build processes and enhanced vendor management.
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Parked over the razor wire on a small wagon; vague resemblance to the trolleys used to serve airline food, but that does not explain the wires nor the 2 metre height.
Domotica, progetto per un opuscolo sui vantaggi della domotica.Progetto grafico di Massimiliano RegoliTechnè Srl
Colleen Fahey Rush/EVP & Chief Research Officer, Viacom, Miles Beckett/Co-founder & CEO, EQAL, Damian Burns/Director, Global Agency Sales, Google & Josep Hernandez/Senior Director, Communications Planning, Mondelēz International talk with Geoff Ramsey/Co-Founder & Chairman, eMarketer
Should've spent the extra bucks for the steel-belted radials :)
Reminded me of tapestry, and the top of the tire looks like a boys shaggy haircut.
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Christmas 2014: "Desert Weirdness"
December 29: An oasis of murals; calm before the storm in Joshua Tree.
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Andrew Dowell, Asia Editor, Wall Street Journal, Hong Kong SAR, China, Jessica Tan, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Ping An Group, People's Republic of China, Chen Xiaohua, Chief Executive Officer, 58 Daojia, People's Republic of China, Fatoumata Ba, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Janngo, France; Young Global Leader and Arun Sundararajan, Harold Price Professor of Entrepreneurship and Technology, Stern School of Business, New York University, USA capture during the Session "Technology Power Play" at the World Economic Forum - Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2019 in Dalian, People's Republic of China, July 1, 2019. Copyright by World Economic Forum / Sikarin Fon Thanachaiary
New technology specifically geared to support independence for those with physical and cognitive disabilities is under development at CanAssist, thanks to the $3 million in funding from the Ministry of Health.
Health Minister Terry Lake made the funding announcement at the new CanAssist facilities on the campus of the University of Victoria.
Learn more: www.newsroom.gov.bc.ca/2015/05/innovative-technology-supp...