# James Madison University Capstone Research Question

Source: https://forum.modalai.com/topic/5528/james-madison-university-capstone-research-question
Category: General Questions (https://forum.modalai.com/category/2/general-questions)
Posted: 2026-10-28 12:05:03 UTC by James Garito
Replies: 1 · Views: 16

## James Garito · 2026-10-28 12:05:03 UTC

Hi Modal Team,

I was told to make a post here after reaching out to the sales team. 

My name is James Garito, and I am a senior in Integrated Science and Technology at James Madison University. My capstone partner, Colton Haney, and I are reaching out because we are building our senior capstone project around drone-based wind measurement, and your VOXL platform looks like a great fit for what we’re trying to do.

The idea is to use drones to measure and map how wind speed varies across a site by programming them to fly to specific stationary points in space and collecting wind data, using the data from the propellers to estimate wind speed and direction. This is meant to perform as a lower-cost alternative to traditional measurement tools like meteorological towers, LiDAR, and SODAR, or to be used in conjunction with them. We’re especially interested in VOXL 2 since it runs PX4 and can potentially estimate wind from flight dynamics.

We would love the chance to talk with someone on your team and ask a few questions to see if VOXL is the right platform to build on. Would you be open to a short call in the following weeks? You can reach out to me at either garitojn@dukes.jmu.edu, or jamesgarito1@gmail.com, my school email is preferred.

Thank you for your time,
James Garito & Colton Haney

## Reply by tom (ModalAI staff) · 2026-10-28 16:53:29 UTC

Hi @james-garito it's likely easiest if you dump your questions here so our whole team can get eyes on and address.