Researchers at the College of Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have discovered that although graphene makes very good chemical sensors, there was an unexpected “twist”— the sensors are better when the graphene is “worse”—more imperfections improved performance. Continue reading
Category Archives: Research
US Air Force Wants Gunfire Detection System for UAS
The US Air Force has asked industry to develop a new heat and motion sensor capable of detecting enemy gunfire from 25,000 feet over the battlefield — and then swiftly directing a bomb or missile onto the shooter. Continue reading
California State University, Fresno Develops UAS with Edwards Air Force Base Support
In conjunction with the Edwards Air Force Base, a collaborative team from Fresno State’s engineering department has been working on an aerial laser-targeting UAV project, for the past three years. Continue reading
QinetiQ Zephyr Wins Double Award in UK
QinetiQ’s Zephyr team has been honoured by the IET (Institution of Engineering and Technology) for their world record breaking work on a High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) unmanned aircraft by winning both the awards for Emerging Technologies and Product Design at the prestigious IET Innovation Awards event held in London on Wednesday 9th November. Continue reading
Jeddah, Tokyo & Cranfield Team on Solar-Powered UAS
King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah, said Arabia is to enter unmanned aircraft systems technology with the signing of an agreement with Japan’s Tokai University, Tokyo and the British Cranfield University. Continue reading
Global Spending on UAS to Reach $5 Billion by 2017 – New GIA Report
According to a comprehensive global report on the UAS market by Global Industry Analysts, the global spending on Unmanned Aircraft and Systems is projected to reach US$ 5.34 billion by the year 2017. Continue reading
AeroVironment Hummingbird on Front Cover of TIME Magazine
Photo: Jamie Chung for TIME
AeroVironment’s Hummingbird – a surveillance prototype for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency – made the front cover of The Invention issue of TIME, which appears on November 28 and which features 50 new inventions. Continue reading
Reactive Image-based Collision Avoidance System for Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Queensland University of Technology has just published this thesis by Shane Degen B. Eng. (Hons) QUT at the Australian Research Centre for Aerospace Automation, Faculty of Built Environment & Engineering, as part of his Masters Degree. Continue reading