Queensland University of Technology aviation researchers are developing an information system to help unmanned aircraft make safer emergency landings and better enable their wider commercial use. Continue reading
Category Archives: Research
AVIATR – Unmanned Aircraft Mission for Titan
Artist's impression - Credit: Mike Malaska
Dr. Jason W. Barnes of the University of Idaho and a team of 30 scientists and engineers created an unmanned mission concept to explore Titan called AVIATR (Aerial Vehicle for In-situ and Airborne Titan Reconnaissance). Continue reading
Embry-Riddle Considers Offering Masters In Unmanned Systems Engineering
Maj Mirmirani, Dean of Embry-Riddle’s College of Engineering, said that the College is “contemplating” adding a master’s degree in autonomous and unmanned systems engineering, which could start in 2013. Continue reading
New York Home to New Cornell-Technion Research Lab
On December 19, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced the establishment of a 2 million square foot engineering and applied sciences university campus in the heart of New York City. The New York-based Cornell University and the Technion, Israel’s Institute of Technology, were chosen to oversee the new institution. Continue reading
Green Falcon Solar/Wind Powered UAS Picks Up Genius Award at German Fair
Queensland University of Technology Ph.D. student Wesam Al Sabban has designed an unmanned aircraft that would be powered by the sun and wind. Continue reading
Australian Research Mimics Visual Navigation of Insects
Research presented to this month’s Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation in Melbourne by Richard Moore of The Vision Centre and the University of Queensland shows that small UAS can use insect-like visual navigation for navigation. Continue reading
NASA Prepares Airborne Study of Earth’s Radiation Balance
NASA's Global Hawk over Edwards Air Force Base - Photo: NASA / Carla Thomas
NASA scientists have successfully completed flight tests in preparation for deployment of a multi-year airborne science campaign to study the humidity and chemical composition of air entering the tropical tropopause layer of the atmosphere. Continue reading
DARPA Wants to Work with Smartphone App Developers
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has kicked off an initiative to develop advanced applications capable of coordinating various intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) programmes. Continue reading