Hood Tech Imagers May Be Recruited to Help with UAV Mudslide Cleanup and Monitor ing Both the

FAA and the FEMA have approved the drones featuring Hood Tech imagers f or use in the Oso, WA UAV-assisted mudslide cleanup if the situation worsens. Hood River, OR, April 04, 2014 -- Both the FAA and the FEMA have approved the dr ones featuring Hood Tech imagers for use in the Oso, WA UAV-assisted mudslide cl eanup if the situation worsens. From: Hood Tech Corp Vision, Inc., Hood River, Oregon Date: April 3, 2014 Subject: Hood Tech Imagers May Be Recruited to Help with UAV Mudslide Cleanup an d Monitoring Contact: Dr. Andy von Flotow, Hood Tech Corp Vision, Inc., 541-387-2288, andy@ho odtech.com According to GeekWire (http://www.geekwire.com/2014/boeing-drones-mudslide/) Hoo d Tech imagers may soon be part of the Oso, WA cleanup. Hood Tech imagers provid e both optical and infrared capabilities. The drones, which are equipped with infra red cameras, could be used both during the day and night to provide real-time up dates for emergency workers. A Hood Tech representative said, We stand ready to suppor t this endeavor. Our thoughts and prayers continue to go out to those affected b y this disaster. When Hood Tech began producing 800-gm video-camera turrets in 1998, it enabled a n entirely new class of small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Hood Technology V ision now designs and manufactures imaging and video processing systems at the h ighest level of the National Imagery Interpretability Rating Scale (NIIRS): leve l 9. Hood Tech matches improved stabilization technology with electro-optical le nses that zoom up to 170 times. This results in a field of view of 0.3 degrees, in a package that weighs less than six kg. Hood Tech Vision imagers consume as l ittle as one-fifth the power common for such systems, increasing the power budge t to other sensors for Multi-INT missions. Designed for manned and unmanned aeri al vehicles (UAVs), boats, land vehicles, and stationary mounts, the reliability and utility of Hood Tech s daylight and thermal imaging products has been demonstra ted over more than 750,000 hours of use in a variety of temperatures, humidity, dust, smoke, haze, and other environmental factors (http://www.hoodtechvision.co m). Dr. Andy von Flotow founded Hood Technology in Hood River, Oregon in 1992. Alon g with the design and manufacture of stabilized imaging systems, Hood Tech: Develops, tests, and manufactures launch and retrieval systems for UAVs Operates controlled launch and quiet wind tunnel test facilities Monitors blade vibrations in industrial turbines and jet engines, including diag nostic methods that predict possible future failures. The Hood Tech web site is: www.hoodtech.com Contact: Andy von Flotow Hood Tech 1750 Country Club Rd. Hood River, OR 97031 541-387-2288 ken@hoodtech.com http://www.hoodtech.com