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Location

Providence, RI


About Me:

I'm an undergrad studying physics and math and sculpture


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

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Aaron Weinstein posted a blog post
Hey everyone,I haven't been on the site in a while and I am amazed at what is/has come out of this community in the past 8 months.Anyway, I made a blimp last year for a class at RISD taught by Paul Badger. The blimp follows people. Its based around…
Apr 11, 2009
Aaron Weinstein commented on Aaron Weinstein's blog post battery selection?
"I just purchased a thunder power 7.4V 480mAh and 350mAh 2S cells. They're both very light (20g) however the cell has one connector, a JST connector, instead of two, JST and smart balance. I also have an align rcc-4cx charger. does this mean that I…"
Sep 15, 2008
Aaron Weinstein posted a blog post
Hey everybody...what batteries do you use to power your blimps? From searching around here, I see that Li Pol or AAA are two common choices. Chris mentioned something about having capacity for only about 300mAh with such a system. Is this generally…
Sep 14, 2008
Aaron Weinstein posted a blog post
after much thought, i'm copping out of creating a UAV with video tracking.now the plan is to mount a decent video camera in a controlled environment in order to track infrared signals.blimps will have IR emitters on top, emitting some sort of…
Jul 16, 2008
Aaron Weinstein commented on Aaron Weinstein's blog post UAV damage tolerance
"hooray!"
Jun 15, 2008
Aaron Weinstein commented on Aaron Weinstein's blog post UAV damage tolerance
"haha i wonder how much progress is under wraps by the government.

similar to the NSA and number theory..."
Jun 15, 2008
Aaron Weinstein posted a blog post
in case this hasn't made the rounds:damage tolerance
Jun 12, 2008
Aaron Weinstein commented on Aaron Weinstein's blog post first blimp concept
"yeah i was thinking something along those lines. i think its really going to be difficult to create an active tag that will provide consistent tracking through various crowds and structures/obstructions.
I'm a little curious about using both…"
Jun 9, 2008
Aaron Weinstein posted a blog post
I'm trying to create a blimp with ~50" envelope that can follow a moving target (a person) in a large open area with presumedly standing air conditions.going to plan this around the arduino boardInitial worries are:-the velocity of the target (this…
Jun 9, 2008