On the surface, operating a military UAS looks a lot like playing a video game: Operators sit at workstations, manipulating joysticks to remotely adjust a drone’s pitch and elevation, while grainy images from the vehicle’s camera project onto a computer screen. Continue reading
Category Archives: Research
University of North Dakota Launches First Unmanned Aircraft Systems Research Compliance Committee
In a timely and innovative move, the University of North Dakota (UND)–offering the nation’s first and only fully accredited undergraduate degree in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) operations–has formed the nation’s first UAS Research Compliance Committee in anticipation of federal plans to regulate related privacy issues. Continue reading
Algorithms Allow MAVs to Avoid Obstacles with Single Camera and Neuromorphic Hardware
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Researchers at Cornell University have come up with a way to enable robotic aircraft to navigate around outdoor obstacles using just a single camera and hardware that mimics neuron architecture. Continue reading
Swarming Robots Interact with UAS
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“Spatially Targeted Communication and Self-Assembly,” by Nithin Mathews, Anders Lyhne Christensen, Rehan O’Grady, and Marco Dorigo, from Universite Libre de Bruxelles and Instituto Universitario de Lisboa, was presented at IROS 2012 in Vilamoura, Portugal. Continue reading
University of North Dakota Launches Nation’s First UAS Research Compliance Committee
In a bold and innovative move, the University of North Dakota has formed the country’s first Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Research Compliance Committee that aims to get ahead of federal plans to regulate UAS in terms of privacy concerns and other social issues.The committee met for the first time Friday, Oct. 12. Continue reading
NASA Launches $1.5M Centennial Challenge
NASA has issued a Request for Information – Centennial Challenges Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Airspace Operations Challenge. 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
Quadcopters Play Ball
This video shows three quadrocopters cooperatively tossing and catching a ball with the aid of an elastic net. Continue reading