Airbus: UAVs for aircrafts inspection

Airbus has demonstrated he benefits of using UAVs for aircraft visual inspection at the Farnborough International Airshow.

With this new method, the aircraft downtime for inspection is reduced to 10 to 15 minutes, instead of 2 hours using conventional methods.

The images catched up by the UAV cameras and especially those showing any potential non-quality such as scratches, dents and painting defects, are compiled in a 3D digital model, recorded in a database and then analysed. 

In addition, picture analysis can be done anytime afterwards and in an office, so the benefits of this innovative tool and process are significant: “The use of this new technology offers better working conditions including improving the safety and comfort for the quality inspectors”, says Nathalie Ducombeau, Airbus head of quality.

UAVs para 4K Ultra HD

Si te aburres en estos calurosos días de verano te recomiendo eches un vistazo a estos impactantes vídeos que vamos a mostrar a continuación. Están grabados todos ellos desde UAVs mediante cámaras 4K Ultra HD:

Kagoshima (Japon):

Volcan Yasur (Vanuatu):

Catedral de Utretch (Holanda):

Piramides Nubias (Egipto):

Ruinas de Angkor Wat (Camboya):

Campos de Flores en Holanda:

Brainfarm: Grabaciones en 4K Ultra HD

Este post va dirigido a los amantes de las grabaciones deportivas en 4K ULTRA HD. El video está grabado por la videoproductora Brainfarm, utilizando para ello una cámara Phantom Flex 4K asociada a un UAV Aerigon. El resultado es lo que se ve aquí:

Underwater, aerial, land: Sony Z100 (4K), DJI Phantom 2 Vision+ DJI UAV, GoPro Hero3

Footages from the Sony PXW-Z100 (4K), the DJI Phantom 2 Vision+ aerial quadcopter, and the GoPro Hero3 Black Edition.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7e7FjYJBNE

Spain: Fifty experts will discuss the future of UAVs in UNVEX'14

More than fifty experts in unmanned systems, both in the industrial field, such as that of the defense , the security , the research and administration in general, exhibit and share their knowledge in UNVEX'14. (Read more)

Tiny Fiber Optic Gyro in New Movie Camera Platform

 

Dramatic, high-resolution views of seacoasts and skyscrapers make for awe-inspiring film sequences, but as anyone who has ever held a video camera or smartphone knows, the key is a steady camera. A new advanced five-axis gyro-stabilized camera platform, called the C520, was developed by a California company called Gyro-Stabilized Systems (GSS) to suit the needs of sports production companies, movie production companies, broadcast media, law enforcement agencies, surveillance operations, and utility companies. The C520 was designed to accommodate a range of cameras that shoot at 4K resolution, producing images in ultra HD, nearly four times the resolution of regular (1080) HD. Last month, GSS engineers spent more than six hours on a Bell 407 helicopter, achieving perfectly stable 4K Ultra HD footage from the C520. Gyro stabilization is the cure for the common bump or shake that creates distorted images or reduced clarity, but not all stabilizing systems are equal. (Read more)