Gliding Algorithm Lets Drones Surf The Winds For Hours

No fuel needed Launch an unmanned SBXC sailplane into the air with a catapult and it glides lazily down again in about three minutes. But when the sailplane is equipped with software to find plumes of warm air rising from the ground, known as thermals, it can ride them upward and extend its fligh...

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