Engineers have designed and successfully tested a more efficient wind sensor for use on drones, balloons and other autonomous aircraft. Engineers have designed and successfully tested a more efficient ...

Wind speed measurement has long been a cornerstone of meteorological observation, renewable energy assessment and aeronautical research. The performance of anemometers—devices designed to accurately ...

Have you ever wondered how an electronic wind vane translates a direction into a unique signal? It seems as though it might be very complicated, and indeed some of them are. [martinm] over at ...

At a seminar held at London’s ExCel during the Offshore Wind Energy 2017 conference in June, industry leaders discussed the pros and cons of LIDAR technology, and it appears to be the consensus of ...

We often hear apparent wind described using the analogy of a person sitting in a convertible car on a still day. As the car accelerates from zero to 20 mph, the apparent wind felt on their face will ...

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Capgemini and the America’s Cup Media revealed WindSight IQ, the product innovation they will bring to the broadcast of the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup, as part of their global partnership ...

Wind shear is defined as the change in wind speed, wind direction, or both, over some distance. You may have heard airplane pilots talk about turbulence and warn passengers that they’re in for a bumpy ...