by dankeelan | Aug 12, 2021 | Climate, Drones, Weather
They look like bright orange sailboats, but nobody will be taking one of these for a joyride. They are hurricane-hunting drones destined to face some of the fiercest storms on the planet, to acquire data about the formation of hurricanes. “This could be...
by dankeelan | Jun 3, 2021 | Featured, Robots, Weather
A seafaring drone can sail where people can’t: straight into a hurricane. During the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season (it’s predicted to be busy), that’s exactly what scientists will do: send marine robots into the heart of churning cyclones. The...
by dankeelan | Feb 25, 2021 | Autonomous Vehicles, Weather
One of the issues of LiDAR sensors is the degradation of its performance in rain. If a LiDAR beam intersects with a raindrop at a short distance from the transmitter, the raindrop can reflect enough of the beam back to the receiver, therefore detecting the raindrop as...
by dankeelan | Sep 24, 2020 | 5G, Featured, Weather
Upcoming 5G wireless networks that will provide faster cell phone service may lead to inaccurate weather forecasts, according to a Rutgers study on a controversial issue that has created anxiety among meteorologists. “Our study—the first of its kind that...
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