Invention may get Army quadcopters to move faster
E-Mail IMAGE: Army Researcher Dr. Jean-Paul Reddinger invents a new hinge that enables load-bearing, large, Army quadrotors to climb a few dozen feet in seconds. view more Credit: U.S. Army graphic ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. -- Researchers believe a new hinge is the key to get load-bearing, large, Army quadrotors to climb a few dozen feet in seconds. Dr. Jean-Paul Reddinger, a research aerospace engineer with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, now known as DEVCOM, Army Research Laboratory, is studying how quickly a quadrotor the size of a king-sized mattress ...
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