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Gender

Male


Location

Ames, IA


About Me:

I am an Aerospace Engineering student at Iowa State University. A team and I are developing CyDrone, a multi-role, semi-autonomous sUAV at a price point within the budget of individuals and localized public entities.


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

I am interested in developing UAV technology and expanding UAV applications. Specifically, I'm interested in autonomy, swarm interaction and control, and human-computer interface. I want to work in the defense industry on unmanned aerial systems. In a current project, CyDrone, my team is exploring semi-autonomy, FPV, and aerial imaging. We plan to design, manufacture, and test a product that can be easily afforded (~$3k) by individuals and small local entities. The system will be used not only for land and infrastructure management, but also for the "search" part of search & rescue operations. Our current prototype, X-2, has proven FPV and semi-autonomous capabilities. X-2 is hand-launched and belly-landed with ease.


Hometown:

Sioux City, Iowa


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Alex Zimmerman posted a discussion
DIY Drones Community,A team of aerospace engineering students and I at Iowa State University are developing CyDrone, a multi-role, semi-autonomous sUAV at a price point within the budget of individuals and localized public entities (~$3k).We want…
Apr 20, 2011
Alex Zimmerman replied to Jeremy K.'s discussion New Project, looking for a partner or 2 to design and build UAV for community surveillence
"Jeremy,

Do you have the materials and manufacturing process in mind? I'm working a similar project with a team of aerospace engineering students. We don't have the same endurance requirements because we're not aiming for long duration surveillance,…"
Apr 20, 2011
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Apr 20, 2011