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| Hyper-Lethal Mini Robotic Attack Helicopter with Turbine Engine Debuts |
| 2007-09-03 |
| Posted by:anonymous5089 |
| #6 It should have a loud speaker with all voice output synth'ed to sound either like Darth Vader or the Terminator. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2007-09-03 18:58 |
| #5 JohnQC, the controls systems on these rotary UAVs tend to be built using artificial neural nets and other associative AI methods. The controls for this one were done by Neural Robotics. Put simply, the control software constantly adapts to new patterns of difference between their instantaneous state and their more goals (including velocity, heading and altitude). As a result, it teases out temporary, sometimes very complex, patterns of factors to be adjusted and then these are refined through feedback between the evolving state of the vehicle and the goals. I've seen video footage of fixed wing micro UAVs landing on a totally vertical strip of velcro. Same principles involved. |
| Posted by: lotp 2007-09-03 18:44 |
| #4 Utterly cool! Poor Hatfield just missed seeing the nanobots taking over. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2007-09-03 16:27 |
| #3 I've just been amazed at how they seem to defy physics in reducing shotgun recoil. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2007-09-03 14:30 |
| #2 IIRC/IIUC, the AA12 automatic shotgun use a felt-recoil mitigating system derived from the Ultimax 100 Lmg's, which greatly reduce the stress on the shooter, far from what one would normally expect from a 12 gauge. |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2007-09-03 14:02 |
| #1 I wonder how the control systems work? I tend to think of the recoil of a conventional 12 guage shotgun and its recoil effects. It would seem that it would be difficult to stay on target with such a small helicopter when firing both shotguns simultaneously in automatic mode. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2007-09-03 13:53 |