A team from Texas A&M University has been named finalist in the Small Unmanned Aerial System (sUAS) Competition, announced the BORDERS National Center for Border Security and Immigration, a component of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Continue reading
Category Archives: Research
Engineers Present Unmanned Aircraft Sense-And-Avoid Flight Test Results at Avionics Europe Forum
It is not easier to certify avionics on unmanned aircraft systems than on manned aircraft, affirms Dr. Emanuel Braemer, Head of Technology, Aerosystems Division, ESG Elektroniksystem-und Logistik-GmbH in Germany. Continue reading
Quadrocopters Throw and Catch Pole
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Researchers at ETH Zürich’s Flying Machine Arena, an engineering, science, technology, mathematics and management university, have shown two quadrocopters throwing and catching a stick with each other. Continue reading
California Students Locked in Mechatronics Lab
Peek in the windows at the Mechatronics, Embedded Systems and Automation (MESA) Lab sometime. You’ll probably see students flying small remote-controlled aircraft at all hours of the day and night. Continue reading
4 Teams Selected for BORDERS Small Unmanned Aircraft System Competition
A team of aerospace engineering students from Oklahoma State University has been selected by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to move to the next phase of the BORDERS Small Unmanned Aircraft System Competition. Continue reading
Moth Navigation Studied to Improve Micro-UAS Flight
Moths are far better at video games than we might have thought. When navigating through a virtual forest, hawkmoths determine their route ahead of time depending on how much of the forest they can see. Mimicking their strategy might help us improve the flying ability of the micro-UAS now being built. Continue reading
Stanford Researchers Develop Peel-and-Stick Thin-Film Solar Cells
Stanford researchers have succeeded in developing the world’s first peel-and-stick thin-film solar cells. The advance is described in a paper in the December 20th issue of Scientific Reports. Continue reading
IAI Continues Development of Unmanned Butterfly
When the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) “butterfly” unmanned aircraft, or rather super micro aircraft, takes off in one of the company’s hangars, it looks like a toy for spoiled boys who have parents with really deep pockets. In reality, it is being developed for far more serious scenarios. Continue reading