Monday 25 January 2016

Winged drone nails first autonomous landing on a moving vehicle



What goes up must come down, but how it comes down can have a big impact on where and how it used. A case in point is an unmanned, electric-powered, autonomous aircraft that researchers in Germany have gently landed on top of a car traveling at 75 km/h (47 mph). According to the team, this is the first time this has been done and it demonstrates a technique that could lead to lighter, longer flying UAVs.

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Category: Drones

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