The Magazine of IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu October 2017 - 10

FEATURE
tool to collect data not previously available or difficult
to get leads to better insights and better business
decisions.
Intel's commercial UAS products include both fixed
wing and multi-rotor systems to address a multitude of
commercial applications. The Intel Falcon™ 8+ drone
is an advanced commercial drone, designed with
safety, performance, and precision in mind, enabling
companies to generate valuable aerial data. The Intel
Falcon 8+ System will be an indispensable business tool
for the growing markets in inspection, close mapping,
and surveying applications. For high precision, large
area surveying and mapping use cases, Intel offers the
MAVinci Sirius Pro fixed wing drone.
In addition, Intel offers a developer drone product
line targeted to university and commercial developers
called the Intel® Aero Ready to Fly Drone. The Intel®
Aero Ready to Fly system is an open-source Linuxbased platform, purpose-built for developing and
testing UAV solutions that can assist with exploring
advanced use cases, such autonomous flying features
(object recognition, environment sensing, and collision
avoidance).

As an alumnus of GEM, I am proud to say my education
and background has prepared me for many diverse
and challenging experiences at Intel, including my
current adventure in drones. It is our team's mission
to evolve and broaden the use of drone technology in
everything from record-setting light show performances
to commercial applications. Intel is leading the way to
demonstrate how drones can be used in productive and
exciting ways - making the most amazing experiences
of the future possible.
For more information on GEM, visit the Gem Fellowship
website. For more information on Intel in drones,
visit Intel's drone website. If you are interested in joining
our team, we invite you to explore our career at Intel page.

Joan Tafoya
Director and Senior Principal Engineer
New Technology Group, UAV Segment

Intel, Intel Shooting Star, and Intel Falcon are trademark of Intel
Corporation or its subsidiaries in the U.S. and/or other countries.
Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.

About our cover
Our cover image is supplied
by the New Technology
Group, UAV Segment of
Intel. It is part of a lightshow display that was
created by a single pilot
using 500 LED-equipped
drones. This light show
set the Guinness World
Record in October 2016
for the "Most unmanned
aerial vehicles (UAVs)
airborne simultaneously."
See the Guiness World
Record youtube video
https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=u-vxo_yMQwk
and other videos at Intel's
youtube channel https://
www.youtube.com/user/
channelintel

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THE BRIDGE

http://www.gemfellowship.org/students/gem-fellowship-program/ http://www.gemfellowship.org/students/gem-fellowship-program/ https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/technology-innovation/aerial-technology-light-show.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-vxo_yMQwk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-vxo_yMQwk https://www.youtube.com/user/channelintel https://www.youtube.com/user/channelintel https://www.youtube.com/user/channelintel http://www.hkn.org

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