About

Gender

Male


About Me:

Ph.D. student in Mechanical Engineering @ University of California, Merced. My emphasis is in mechatronics, automation, and UAVs.


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

It's my job :-P. In all seriousness, their impact on the world around us will increase by orders of magnitude in the next few years. I plan to stay on the cutting edge of the UAV world for quite some time now. Plus, they are really fun to fly!


Hometown:

West Hills


Activity Feed

Brendan Smith commented on Ewen Rankin's blog post Indoor Quad - The Next Steps?
"I found a 254mm (10 in) fan guard... This should work with a larger prop, but then again I haven't physically seen this guard:
http://www.acinfinity.com/fan-guards/254mm-wire-fan-guard/

Good Luck!"
Aug 12, 2013
Brendan Smith left a comment on Nitro-powered Arduplane User Group
"@Andrew,

Thanks! That is very helpful, what steps have you taken to dampen vibrations?"
Jul 23, 2013
Brendan Smith left a comment on Nitro-powered Arduplane User Group
"Hi, has anyone successful flown fully autonomous with a nitro plane? My concern is tuning the throttle. 
Also, has anyone autonomously taken off and landed a nitro plane with APM?"
Jul 15, 2013