Ohio Law Enforcement Agencies Want Drone to Assist With Police Duties
Pending approval, the three groups will split the cost of the $75,399 drone, which will help with missing person searches and other tasks.
Pending approval, the three groups will split the cost of the $75,399 drone, which will help with missing person searches and other tasks.
The FAA and Department of Homeland Security will be able to evaluate sensor detection systems in the drones.
Keynote speakers and conference sessions for this summer’s event were announced.
A lab at the University of Wisconsin-Madison developed the technology, which is said to be a year away from being in the field.
Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory is responsible for developing the UAV.
A civil engineer is developing a drone robot that can be flown to a structure and then affixed to perform inspection and maintenance tasks.
The FAA wants to set a national policy on drones, which could conflict with numerous state and local laws, plus hundreds of proposed bills.
In anticipation of larger crowds than in past years, city officials are using two drones to have a birds-eye view of the large gatherings of college students.
The pilot had to switch off autopilot while landing and take action to avoid the drone.
Connecticut legislators are debating a bill that would allow police to use armed drones in some crisis situations.