Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Quadcopter Drone Carrying First Aid Package In The Air. Rae Lynn Mitchell, Texas A&M University School of Public Health Chronic diseases like arthritis, diabetes and heart disease are a persistent concern, with more than 100 million Americans having one or more chronic condition. In addition to…
By Aubrey Bloom, Texas A&M University College of Engineering Imagine if all the roads and streets of a city were empty. With no other cars and no variables like pedestrians, it would be relatively easy to direct an autonomous car from one place to another. But what about 20,000…
A rotary wing drone captures images over a weed research plot at Texas A&M University, College Station. (Dr. Muthu Bagavathiannan/Texas A&M AgriLife) By Kay Ledbetter, Texas A&M University College of Agriculture & Life Sciences Even barely poking through the ground, weeds are distinctive. Determining the right tools for early identification and…
Dr. Lonesome Malambo flies a quad copter over a corn and sorghum research field. (Texas A&M AgriLife/Lonesome Malambo) By Kay Ledbetter, Texas A&M University AgriLife Building three-dimensional point clouds from high-resolution photos taken from unmanned aerial vehicles or drones may soon help plant breeders and agronomists save time and…
By Rae Lynn Mitchell, Texas A&M University Health Science Center Effective and efficient disaster recovery is necessary for individuals, the community and businesses to return to normal functioning from large-scale disasters like Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria. In recent years, unmanned robots have been used to facilitate rescue,…
By Texas A&M University Environmental Health and Safety In accordance with the new System Regulation on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), Texas A&M University has established a Supervising Authority to review and approve unmanned aerial system (UAS)/drone flights that occur on campus. These rules apply to faculty, staff,…
The maiden voyage of the first unmanned aerial system or quadcopter owned by Texas A&M AgriLife Research in Amarillo. By Kay Ledbetter, Texas A&M University AgriLife The maiden voyage of the first unmanned aerial system or drone by Texas A&M AgriLife Research in Amarillo was flown over wheat plots just…
Bob Avant leads a panel on emerging drone technology in agriculture. By Gabe Saldana, Texas A&M University AgriLife Unmanned aircraft systems, known as drones or UAS, could be an important tool in boosting agricultural production to accommodate a roughly 30 percent global population increase to 9 billion people by 2050.
