Gender
Male
About
Location
Hanahan, SC
About Me:
Semi-retired electrical/electronic engineer
Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest
I like analyzing mathematical problems, and then experiment with various hypothesizes to determine the best solution. I used to be an avid RC fixed wing flyer and experimental aircraft enthusiast, so when I read about the DARPA UAV perch challenge in 2012 and no one appeared to have a success this caught my attention. DIY Drones community seems to have a large following striving for autonomous flight and navigation, so it seemed like a great place to get caught up without the competition of the commercial groups. I typically use tools of the R&D trade like MATLAB and LABVIEW to rapidly throw together a prototype, but I have programmed TI and AD DSP chips in C/C++ and a Linux OS several years ago so since DIY Drones open source uses this language and OS then I’ll have to pull out the old reference books and refresh my memory. I guess you could consider me a novice, so I’ll try to not ask too many dumb questions.
Hometown:
Charleston, SC
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"We may want to shoot for some good news stories out there. I don't know if anyone out there has the infrared capability on their systems, but you could offer your services to help find a missing person out in the woods. I understand that FAA…"
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