And Now, Introducing the *Drum Roll* Landmines Team!

And Now, Introducing the *Drum Roll* Landmines Team!

Nov 15, 2016 | home, Landmines

In August of 2016, twenty-one students from a variety of different disciplines met in a classroom at JMU and were asked one question: how can UAVs be used to tackle complicated humanitarian and environmental issues? The students listened to several project pitches...
Meet the City Walls Team!

Meet the City Walls Team!

Nov 14, 2016 | City Walls, home

  We are the City Walls team from JMU, and our goal is to create a model of a historically and culturally significant wall in Cartagena, Colombia. We plan to stitch together images from video captured by a drone flying above the wall. We will give this model to...
Taking To The Air To Make It Safe To Walk Again

Taking To The Air To Make It Safe To Walk Again

Nov 13, 2016 | Landmines

  A group of JMU students build a set of drones to detect and detonate landmines Harrisonburg, VA– On December 7, 2016 a group of James Madison University students will be unveiling a set of drones built to detect and detonate landmines. The drones were built as...
Detecting Problems Through Solutions and Critiques

Detecting Problems Through Solutions and Critiques

Nov 13, 2016 | Landmines

The Landmines Team presents the prototype of their detonation drone. Detecting dormant landmines underground takes a lot more than just a simple metal detector. Workers are forced to navigate through dangerous territory and be wary of false positives that could cost...