2. What are MAVs? Micro Aerial Vehicles (MAV) Smaller than traditional unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) Some are toys, however mainly military development Helicopters, planes, hovercrafts, and others
3. What can MAVs do? Remote reconnaissance and targeting Remote observation of environments Unmanned mission completion
4. What are the benefits of MAV Technology? Lower cost per unit Minimal training required Minimal manpower required Military effectiveness
5. Military MAV Possibilities Link to Video
6. What has been done? Autonomous flight 3D Mapping Mission completion
10. What is being done? Improvements to design of aircrafts Implementation in real world / military NUI-based control
11. Gestural MAV Control Link to Video
12. What am I working on? Some forms of basic NUI exist, but the majority are still in development. Multi-touch better for missions than gesture-based NUI systems
13. What is the future of MAVs? Complete military implementation Multiple interfaces for control Manpower reduction by vast amounts Better toys! + =