Topic
KAP    Kite Aerial Photography  
  • wiki on KAP  
  • Of itself KAP converts wind energy to perform practical goods, thus AWES.
  • KAP practices may well inform other AWES.  
  • Many AWES employ KAP for various reasons: study, control, logistics, insurance, data collecting for system tracking and improvement, AWES monitoring, etc. 
  • How will KAP be employed in your AWES?
  • http://www.geospectra.net/kite/kaphome.htm    
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June 12, 2020, post by Dave Santos
NASA KAP Rig

NASA Kite Invention Spurs Ever-Growing Educational Program
ed Miles, PI; Wallops

"AEROKATS, or Advanced Earth Research Observation Kites and Atmospheric and Terrestrial Sensors, refers mainly to the kite-based AeroPod portion of the (k-12 edu) program"

Popular picavet leveling mechanism plausibly more immune to turbulence-induced camera motion, and AeroPod simply more elegant in smooth wind.
May 20, 2021, post by Dave Santos
India KAP

India continues to trend in kite tech, on a numeric par with US and EU kite cultures. More Indians fly kites at a less elite level, however, the Patang is arguably the most perfect aircraft design ever developed, and sells for about 25 cents ea..

Here India is reinventing KAP on a smaller cheaper more resourceful level. To make up for less KAP servos, Dr Hussain advises "you should have good kite flying skills". Finally, a PhD who "gets" kites. India may well dominate AWE.

'Kite camera' developed by IIIT-Hyderabad researchers - Daijiworld.com