The research group at MIT reported on the development of, is a unique mini-chip. We are talking about the electronic device area of about 20 quarter. mm and the energy consumption of about 24 mW (millivatt). When this chip to process images at up to 171 frames per second in real time, and track changes in the inertial, important at the registration position of the body in space.
Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Vivien Shae (Vivienne Sep) together with Professor Sertakov Karaman presented the development, which, in their opinion, It enables you to control the mini-drones. The dimensions of such UAVs may be approximately equal in size bee.
The technology of using a control chip with minimal energy consumption, as stated in the publication of the journal Science Daily, It allows the use of mini-drones there, where the satellite signal is not available from the geolocation data transmission, etc..
Also stated that the possibility of using this mini chip for medical purposes. Says one of its developers:
Imagine a medical device, such as a small tablet, you swallow, and it can reasonably be moved in the human body powered by a very small battery.
reported, that the work of the chip has already been tested on drone, who lined the route for themselves in warehouses and office buildings.
For obvious reasons,, this development today are interested in the military and law enforcement agencies. Indeed, the drone with a mini-camera, which consumes very little energy, It can be used to retrieve data, eg, on the situation in the room, where terrorists hold hostages.
If these chips allow you to control the mini-drones, Does it mean that, the so-called swarms of drones, can disorient defense, It is on its way?
