{"id":35564,"date":"2018-06-28T06:16:45","date_gmt":"2018-06-28T11:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=35564"},"modified":"2018-06-28T06:16:45","modified_gmt":"2018-06-28T11:16:45","slug":"china-using-bird-drones-to-spy-on-border-muslims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=35564","title":{"rendered":"China Using Bird Drones To Spy On Border Muslims"},"content":{"rendered":"
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China Using Bird Drones To Spy On Border Muslims<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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Over 30 Chinese military and government agencies have been using robotic bird drones to spy on the population – particularly in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region which borders several countries and has a large Muslim population, reports the\u00a0South China Morning Post<\/em>.<\/p>\n

One part of the country that has seen the new technology used extensively is the\u00a0Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region<\/a>\u00a0in China\u2019s far west. The vast area, which borders Mongolia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India, is home to a large Muslim population and has long been viewed by Beijing as a hotbed for separatism<\/strong>. As a result, the region and its people have been subjected to heavy surveillance from the central government. –SCMP<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Unlike traditional unmanned aerial vehicles with rotor blades or fixed wings, the bird drones\u00a0actually mimic the flapping action of a bird’s wings in order to climb, dive and steer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The machines in China\u2019s current robot flock replicate about 90 per cent of the movements of a real dove<\/strong>, the person said, adding that they also produce very little noise, making them very hard to detect<\/strong> from the ground, and are so lifelike that actual birds often fly alongside them. –SCMP<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Each “bird” is fitted with a HD camera, GPS antenna, flight control system and data link with the capability to communicate with satellites. The flapping mechanism consists of a pair of crank rockers connected to an electric motor, while the wings are able to slightly deform when moving up and down – providing both lift and thrust.<\/p>\n

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The “spy bird” program, code-named project “Dove” is led by Northwestern Polytechnic\u00a0University professor Song Bifeng –\u00a0a former scientist on China’s J-20 stealth jet program\u00a0<\/strong>decorated for his service to the People’s Liberation Army, according to information on the university’s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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