Today was Minnesota Drone Day at the University of Minnesota, hosted by the College of Science and Engineering. It started at 8:30AM, which is a bit early for me as it meant that I only had 3ish hours of sleep, but it was worth it. There are a lot of really interesting things going on in commercial drones and it was fascinating to hear how different companies are exploring the same issues. There was even a free lunch, so that was nice.
“Commercial Applications: Challenges and Opportunities”
Wednesday, March 28, 2018
8:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
University of Minnesota
Walter Library, Room 402
Free event. Lunch will be provided.
Event schedule
8:30-8:55 a.m.
Registration and Networking
8:55-9 a.m.
Welcome
Presented by Mos Kaveh, Interim Dean, College of Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota
9-9:30 a.m.
Applications in Transmission Line Monitoring
Presented by Brian Long, Xcel Energy
9:30-10 a.m.
Improving Bridge Inspections with Drone Technology
Presented by Jennifer Wells, Minnesota Department of Transportation (she was out sick) and Cory Stuber, Collins Engineering Autonomous
10-10:15 a.m.
Break
10:15-10:45 a.m.
Drones in Precision Ag: A Tool or a Toy
Presented by Amanda Neely, Land O’Lakes
10:45-11:15 a.m.
Autonomous Drones in Orchards and Animal Habitats
Presented by Volkan Isler, University of Minnesota Department of Computer Science and Engineering
11:15-11:55 a.m.
Lunch and Networking
11:55-12:25 a.m.
Honeywell UAV Services: Autonomy and Analytics
Presented by Brad Westphal, Honeywell
12:25-12:55 p.m.
Solar UAV and Precision Agriculture
Presented by Ruben D’Sa, University of Minnesota Department of Computer Science and Engineering
12:55-1 p.m.
Thank you
After it was over I still had over an hour to kill before I had to start work, so I found a staff room aka nap room, which was not quiet due to all the construction, and took a little nap. It did not help, as I still had to work for 8 hours. So a very long, but fun day.
