Clear Vision for UAVs

The rapidly expanding world-wide use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) — drones — is driving a growing market for specialized imaging technology. According to Chris Yiu, General Manager, High Performance BU at SmartSens Technology (Santa Clara, CA, Shanghai, China), there are two basic functions for imaging technology aboard drones: one is optical flow, collision-avoidance sensing; the other is video capture of objects on the ground. With the recent emphasis on self-flying drones, collision-avoidance is of major importance.