R³ Engineering LLC (R³E) is claiming the first ADS-B (automatic dependent surveillance – broadcast) based, fully autonomous collision avoidance sequence, executed by a sense and avoid system installed on an unmanned aircraft system. Continue reading
Category Archives: Applications & Testing & Experience
Aerosonde sUAS Logs 168 Flight Hours in the Antarctic
AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems has announced today that its Aerosonde Small Unmanned Aircraft System logged 168 flight hours in the frigid, harsh climate of Antarctica, supporting meteorological research by the University of Colorado’s Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences and Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences. Continue reading
Motion Control Solutions for UAS and Battlefield Operations – White Paper
High-performance motion control systems are the workhorses that enable payloads to dependably execute their missions with pinpoint accuracy. Continue reading
U.S. Army Research Lab Uses New ARL Thermoelectric Technology on Shadow Tactical UAS to Convert Heat into Energy
In one of its latest research projects, the U.S. Army Research Laboratory is investigating thermoelectric properties of materials on the Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System, and techniques that could convert heat into energy. Continue reading
Sagetech, Arcturus Demonstrate Joint Manned, Unmanned Aircraft Operations Using COTS NextGen ADS-B Tracking
Sagetech Corporation and Arcturus UAV will demonstrate the use of the “NextGen” Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) system to facilitate joint operations between unmanned and manned aircraft, by providing operators and pilots in-flight tracking of all participating aircraft. The event will be staged from McMillan Airfield in Camp Roberts, California, on October 24, 2012. Continue reading
Quadcopters Play Ball
This video shows three quadrocopters cooperatively tossing and catching a ball with the aid of an elastic net. Continue reading
U.S. Army To Look At Creating a “Super Engine”
Studies are underway at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, or ARL, to create a ‘super engine’ that could allow military ground vehicles, stationary power generators, and small unmanned aircraft, for example, to operate with the same kind of fuel. Continue reading
Composite Wing Developed for High-Altitude Perpetual Flight Unmanned Aircraft
Lehigh University (Lehigh, Pa., USA) reports that one of its engineers has developed a carbon fiber composite wing for use on an unmanned aircraft being designed for high-altitude perpetual flight.