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Male


Location

North Canton, OH


About Me:

Sales, consulting, design engineer specializing in digital imaging, optics, Electro-optics, opto-mechanical subsystems & systems.


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

Currently designing, building & selling digital imaging & optics solutions for the UAV and other markets. Imaging solutions from UV to LWIR. Embedded computing; Custom CMOS sensors with high dynamic range, global shutter, low light, 100% fill factor without micro lenses, and high QE across the visible & NIR; Camera lenses with no vignetting, wide FOV, 95% Transmission, excellent MTF, minimal distortion & field curvature, and Military/Space tested & certified.


Hometown:

Canton, Ohio


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Vega Tech Group LLC left a comment for Marc Horney
"Hi Marc

I am catching up on old contacts. Keep me posted on your latest developments.

Currently I am integrating and selling products from:

Epix, www.epixinc.com
Princeton IR, www.princetonirtech.com
Terabee, www.terabee.com
Trilogic,…"
Nov 27, 2016
Vega Tech Group LLC commented on DBX Drones's blog post We need you! Comments on delivery drone project
"I tell you what, all the years I worked at UPS,UPS averaged 17-22% after tax profit.

Get their price schedule off their website. You will get a reasonable idea on costs. Although not totally accurate, it is close."
Sep 15, 2015
Vega Tech Group LLC commented on DBX Drones's blog post We need you! Comments on delivery drone project
"There is no doubt UPS would generate serious revenue for you, would they buy your product, very doubtful. UPS has had a development program going with major players such as Camcopter, Trimble, Boeing, plus others.

The big package companies are…"
Sep 15, 2015
Vega Tech Group LLC commented on DBX Drones's blog post We need you! Comments on delivery drone project
"AUSA next month in Washington DC.

The Association of the US Army has an excellent show every year. This is s real opportunity to see the cutting edge tech the Army buys."
Sep 14, 2015
Vega Tech Group LLC commented on DBX Drones's blog post We need you! Comments on delivery drone project
"It is possible, but the big guys already have had development programs in place for quite some time. Small local delivery companies would be a good target. My first bit of marketing advice!
Very niche markets is what you are looking for. There are…"
Sep 14, 2015
Vega Tech Group LLC commented on DBX Drones's blog post We need you! Comments on delivery drone project
"Note: UAS Reno is coming September 28th. If you have an opportunity to go, stop by booth #308, Quest Innovations. Dave Gilblom from Alternative Vision will be there answering technical questions on multispectral, hyper spectral, optics, etc. Dave…"
Sep 13, 2015
Vega Tech Group LLC commented on DBX Drones's blog post We need you! Comments on delivery drone project
"No, the lenses I designed and built, however I have them for sale. The camera was built to my specs. The embedded computer I took from the machine vision.

We are using some equipment from Micropilot. The computer will be running Linux.

Website:…"
Sep 12, 2015
Vega Tech Group LLC commented on DBX Drones's blog post We need you! Comments on delivery drone project
"In Ohio, my home state, you will have to petition the state and state your reasons for making deliveries in the state. If you get the OK, you will not be able to pick up at a location and deliver direct in the state. The package will have to leave…"
Sep 12, 2015
Vega Tech Group LLC replied to Jose F Moreno's discussion Thermal imagery in Agricultural UAVs
"Thermal imaging responds well to certain applications, such as mammal infestations, rain/drought, chemical analysis, & illegal activity.Actually MWIR is more functional, but no one can afford one outside of the military.

We found Flir products to…"
Sep 12, 2015
Vega Tech Group LLC replied to Forrest Frantz's discussion Building a 3-Axis Gimbal for GoPro
"Impressive! A lot of time & effort."
Sep 11, 2015
Vega Tech Group LLC replied to Ohio Rookie's discussion Having issues with 3Dr Iris Plus and cannot get support
"I am in Ohio as well. I have heard similar issues with 3DR. Especially lack of support.

A friend bought a 3DR system. Note I was flying R/C planes 40+ years ago, so to me the new R/C craft are not as well constructed.

His 3DR system had issues in…"
Sep 11, 2015
Vega Tech Group LLC commented on DBX Drones's blog post We need you! Comments on delivery drone project
"It is not the technology that is the issue here, it is the DOT, State DOT's & PUC's that regulate commerce you will have to contendwith

This will not be easy nor cheap to get the approvals and licensing to make commercial deliveries.

The FAA is…"
Sep 11, 2015
Vega Tech Group LLC left a comment on Agricultural UAVs
"It doesn't have to he low quality. This is a machine vision application. You are looking at the viability of the crop and sorting it. It can be done while the crops area growing or after harvest with a high speed system.Since this requirement is for…"
Aug 13, 2015
Vega Tech Group LLC left a comment on Agricultural UAVs
"I have done several projects over the past seven years in plant identification from aircraft. From oak trees to illicit drugs in corn fields. Simple to do, since I have done it."
Aug 13, 2015
Vega Tech Group LLC left a comment on Agricultural UAVs
"Ned, without the UDR of an achromatic lens set at the middle of the spectral range imaged, the data.would be difficult to index, not impossible. It could take a number of imaged to get a mean value."
Aug 13, 2015
Vega Tech Group LLC left a comment on Agricultural UAVs
"Mario, A lot of chromatic aberration in that image. A good lens for UAV's will not need to be refocused. You can set it and get clear images no matter the height over the object."
Aug 13, 2015
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