Flying Drones in the Wind Really Blows - Channel969

There is a lot of buzz these days around autonomous aerial vehicles (AAV) and all of the ways that they can benefit us in our everyday lives. From express deliveries to disaster management, search and rescue operations, and mapping of inaccessible locations, the list of potential applications goes on and on. But when was the last time a drone dropped off an online order at your home? If you are like most people, the answer is "never." While the potential of UAVs to transform our lives in many ways is real, the reason that relatively few of us have experienced that stems from a number of problems that have yet to be solved. One of these problems is the difficulty of executing safe and precise flight maneuvers under windy conditions.