WSRI to test fly unmanned aerial system

Dayton Business Journal: Wright State to fly first drones
Wright State Research Institute has been given permission to fly its first drones.

The institute has been granted permission from the Federal Aviation Administration to fly the eBee unmanned aerial system, produced by Swiss company SenseFly. The drone will be used for photogrammetry research, or using photographs to make measurements. It could use that data to build digital simulators for unmanned systems, said Bruce Preiss, lead research engineer at WSRI.

The project is a collaboration with local drone startup 3D Aerial Solutions LLC, which provides data processing and flight services.

“We would like to take these models and be able to fly virtually as much as we do in the real world,” Preiss said.

Read the article from the Dayton Business Journal.

Dayton Daily News: Drone approved to map area terrain
Wright State Research Institute will partner with a commercial firm to fly a drone to map terrain in a Wilmington Air Park test range, according to a WSRI researcher.

The Federal Aviation Administration gave permission to WSRI to fly the eBee drone with 3D Aerial Solutions in Dayton, said Bruce Preiss, WSRI lead research engineer.

The FAA Certification of Authorization marks the first time Wright State has had permission to fly a commercial drone, he said.
“We see a lot of growth in the commercial market,” he said.

Read the article from the Dayton Daily News.