Week 3: Drone Net Introduction
Hello Everyone! This week, the research team heard back about the proposal for funds through Embry-Riddle. The project will receive 87% of the requested funding amount, distributed over the next two years. I am extraordinarily excited to hear this, because it means that the research team can initiate new experiments For week 3, I will attempt to answer the following question: What is the Drone Net? Drone Net is a name that encompasses both the hardware and software parts of a motion detection and drone identification device, currently in use at Embry-Riddle. Another name for the system is a Software-Defined MultiSpectral Imaging System (SDMSI). The full name shows that the Drone Net uses software to analyze and manipulate the output from physical hardware. The Drone Net utilizes two panchromatic (black-white) cameras and a single infrared camera. The images from all three cameras are fused together and analyzed by software in real time. The hardware components are most easil