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
Category Archives: Research
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
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.
UK Scientists Study Bee Brains to Develop Autonomous UAS
Bees are the next-gen weapons, for delivery of military payloads, reconnaissance and surveillance. Continue reading
US Navy Wants Smartphones to Steer Unmanned Rotorcraft on the Battlefield
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) awarded contracts to Lockheed Martin and Aurora Flight Sciences Sept. 28 to develop robotic rotorcraft capable of supporting rapid autonomous aerial cargo delivery to the battlefield. Continue reading
Sinclair Community College Gets New sUAS
Sinclair Community College has recently purchased “The Micro,” a small unmanned aircraft system (SUAS) from UTC Aerospace Systems. Continue reading