Recharging drones while they're flying? Apparently some progress has been made towards this goal ad DARPA has provided additional funding.
"Dr. Ifana Mahbub, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at The University of Texas at Dallas, and her team of researchers are developing wireless technology to transfer electromagnetic waves to and from far distances. Called far-field wireless power transfer, or power beaming, the technology would enable UAVs, or drones, for example, to recharge without having to land at power stations. The technology would mark a significant advance in wireless recharging, which currently is limited to transferring power via low-frequency electromagnetic waves between very short distances, such as to a cellphone from a nearby charger."
To solve the problem electromagnetic waves from scattering along the way, "Mahbub and her team use a system of transmitters, or smaller antennas called phased-array antennas, to steer the electromagnetic waves along a targeted path."
Seems useful for military drones. Maybe that's why it's
... show moreRecharging drones while they're flying? Apparently some progress has been made towards this goal ad DARPA has provided additional funding.
"Dr. Ifana Mahbub, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at The University of Texas at Dallas, and her team of researchers are developing wireless technology to transfer electromagnetic waves to and from far distances. Called far-field wireless power transfer, or power beaming, the technology would enable UAVs, or drones, for example, to recharge without having to land at power stations. The technology would mark a significant advance in wireless recharging, which currently is limited to transferring power via low-frequency electromagnetic waves between very short distances, such as to a cellphone from a nearby charger."
To solve the problem electromagnetic waves from scattering along the way, "Mahbub and her team use a system of transmitters, or smaller antennas called phased-array antennas, to steer the electromagnetic waves along a targeted path."
Seems useful for military drones. Maybe that's why it's getting DARPA funding.
Researcher charges ahead with new tech to power drones wirelessly
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Dr. Ifana Mahbub (left) and her team of researchers are developing wireless technology to recharge unmanned aerial vehicles in flight. From second left are electrical engineering doctoral students Adnan Patwary and Rafsan Mahin, and Dr.
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