Meet the Faculty

Meet the Faculty

Dec 7, 2016 | About, Uncategorized

Faculty Dr. Thomas Alberts Dr. Thomas E. Alberts is a full Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Old Dominion University and a frequent engineering consultant. His most recent teaching and research emphasis is focused on drones. He is...
Tidal Gimbal Assembly

Tidal Gimbal Assembly

Nov 30, 2016 | Tidal, Uncategorized

Today the tidal team assembled our gimbal and GoPro 3 to our quadcopter. A gimbal is a mechanism that keeps an instrument like a camera horizontal and in a stable position while in motion. We need a gimbal because it is almost impossible to stabilize the camera long...