Ride A Drone in Texas

[Butch]

I would do this if I was in Texas.

https://www.liftaircraft.com/gift-card?cid=8ab7ff02-a8ea-469b-854b-9c3c33e3df5d&utm_campaign=40dcbf23-23ea-4b5c-97f0-358721bec0ad&utm_medium=mail&utm_source=so

 

[Butch]

Bummer pic no work.
It’s a big quadcopter with 16 props

 

[GAJ]

LIFT Aircraft Begins FAA Type Certification for Commercial HEXA eVTOL

LIFT Aircraft begins FAA type certification process for a commercial version of its HEXA eVTOL, expanding into autonomous and air taxi ops.

dronelife.com

 

[Abacinator]

Bummer pic no work.
It’s a big quadcopter with 16 props

So sexdecuple copter?

 

[berth]

I'd feel weird being inside of a thing connected to some guy with a playstation controller.

 

[ctwo]

So sexdecuple copter?

That sounds more sexy but it may be a hexadecacopter

 

[Climber]

Looks like a fly-by-wire type vehicle,

I'd guess that they're using AI to control the motors, there is too many variables to control it with simple logic or direct control.

 

[ctwo]

Looks like a fly-by-wire type vehicle,

I'd guess that they're using AI to control the motors, there is too many variables to control it with simple logic or direct control.

I hope it's not AI and I do not believe your premise...

 

[Climber]

I hope it's not AI and I do not believe your premise...

How would you go about seemlessly contoling the craft with those motors?

 

[budman]

No thanks.

 

[Climber]

I think there is value to having more redundancy in the motors, with a 4 motor setup you'd be in trouble if one went out for whatever reason, it's not like you can glide in on a landing.

 

[ctwo]

How would you go about seemlessly contoling the craft with those motors?

It's not that difficult for software nor even hardware mixing the motor controls with inputs/feedback loops from 3-axis gyros and accelerometers. Cheap quadcopters have been doing it for decades at the hobby level.

Where's @ST Guy 's infinite knowledge on this subject?

 

[Climber]

It's not that difficult for software nor even hardware mixing the motor controls with inputs/feedback loops from 3-axis gyros and accelerometers. Cheap quadcopters have been doing it for decades at the hobby level.

Where's @ST Guy 's infinite knowledge on this subject?

I agree that quads have been around from before AI, but this is much more complicated and AI would be an ideal solution for it.

I guess we'll find out, in the long run.

 

[Abacinator]

I don't think it's a problem that AI is a solution to.

 

[Blankpage]

I'd feel weird being inside of a thing connected to some guy with a playstation controller.

What could go wrong?