Replies to post #142741 on World Surveillance Group Inc (fka WSGI)

[indyjonesohio]

OK, how about this--so far LTA UAV's have been directed by the weight of the ISTAR the DoD wants to carry. Glad by the way that target acquisition (TA) has come up here so it is public knowledge. A laser designator can paint a target from an aerostat and a PG mortar round can be fired or dropped from an MAV and land +/- very short distance.

Your post has gotten me thinking that WSGI could use MAV ISR (leave out the TA) and create a mini-Argus that would not need to be segmented (small envelope means less Munk-load) that could be marketed to law enforcement. Both the BiB and Argus are the size they are because of the DoD payload weights. Everyone wants to build HTA MAV's--WSGI could be first with MicroLTA UAS. Not so good for military use--susceptible to small arms fire. Possibly great for fire, forestry, crowd control, etc. There are some R/C blimps like this of course. The key is to be ruggedized and tactical--maybe include a BiB recycler and sat links. Hmm. . . Thanks, Ren. IJO

[sami1327]

booth 5024 .. was originally booth 1336

http://www.auvsishow.org/auvsi12/public/floorplan.aspx?MapID=4&BoothID=104948&Booth=5024

[Renaissance]

Not saying it is true, but I found this reference. Also it is interesting to know that you can print just about anything.

"Aug, 2011 - The world’s first 3D printed aircraft created by Engineers at the University of Southampton.

Jul, 2011 - Led by the University of Exeter, the University of Brunel and application developer Delcam, researchers in UK have presented the world's first 3D chocolate printer.

June 6. 2011 Shapeways and Continuum Fashion announced the first 3d printed bikini.

Jan, 2011 - Dutch 3D Printer manufacturer Ultimaker raised300 mm/second and the travel rate to 350 mm/second.

Jan, 2011 - Researchers at Cornell University began to build 3D food printer.

Dec. 8, 2010 - Organovo, Inc., a regenerative medicine company focused on bioprinting technology, announced the release of data on the first fully bioprinted blood vessels.

Nov, 2010 - Urbee is the first prototype car is presented. This is the first car ever to have its entire body printed out on a giant 3D printer. All exterior components - including the glass panel prototypes - were created using Dimension 3D Printers and Fortus 3D Production Systems at Stratasys' digital manufacturing service - RedEye on Demand.

2008 - Objet Geometries Ltd. announced that its revolutionary Connex500™ rapid prototyping system to be the first-ever system enabling the manufacture of 3-D parts using several different materials at the same time."

http://www.3ders.org/3d-printing/3d-printing-history.html