introduction topic

[jehan60188]

Hey all, just thought I'd introduce myself.

I'm an engineering student with an interest in mechatronics.

My design goals have (for now) distilled to an aircraft that can image 1000 acres in inclement weather in a reasonable amount of time (i've heard the line-of-sight law is slated to be rescinded in 2015)- I imagine a traditional fixed-wing design would be best for this
The current sub-goals I have are
1) hacking an arduino to work as an auto-shutter on to a keychain camera, and learning the basics of image processing (which it seems arduino isn't very good at!)

2) figuring out how to design a long-rage aircraft that can also glide to the ground- my thought behind that is that it'll make landing easier.

I'm reading some IEE journals, but it's hard to find resources on aeronautics, bayesian statistics, and mechatronics.
Anyways, looking forward to learning, and hopefully contributing soon!