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Cornell Builds Autonomous UAV

Posted by michael on from the million-and-one-uses dept.

tshak writes "From Microsoft Research, 'Faculty and students at Cornell University have built an unmanned airplane with its own on-board, embedded control system. The large-scale model plane flies by accessing coordinates from an off-the-shelf GPS unit.' Not only does the plane run XP embedded, but the software is written in C# on the .NET Compact Framework. This is all powered by an 800mhz Crusoe processor with 1GB of total system storage."

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  1. XP? by Bob+McCown · · Score: 0, Redundant
    XP embedded, but the software is written in C# on the .NET Compact Framework.

    The Blue Sky of Death!

    But really, this is very cool. UAV's are neat, and this is a cool use of mostly off-the shelf tech.

  2. Is that a blue screen I see...? by MarkusQ · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Is that a blue screen I see,
    or are you just planning to stall me?

    -- MarkusQ
  3. So when do we get... by cspenn · · Score: 0, Redundant

    .... the Blue Skies of Death?

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