This condition can be filtered out by applying the sensor's algorithms. Under severe conditions such as sudden splashes, wiper activation will occur in less than 1 second. 228 Northeast Rd. The Lincoln Lab team calculated that a hovering craft with rotor blades would require twice the power of a fixed-wing vechicle. At this scale a jet engine would also consume too much fuel.
Batteries weigh too much and provide too little power.
Creation of a microminiaturized internal combustion engine is one or two years away. A high precision control system would resemble computer chips produced using microcircuit fabrication techniques. These could be embedded into the microplane wings, saving both weight and space. Lincoln Laboratory plans to deign and develop an imaging and imaging transmission system. This camera would be positioned under the microplane and could identify military vehicles and personnel from an altitude of 100 m. Reference M.I.T., Technology Review, Oct 1997.