Texas A&M University has approved the establishment of a new facility for research and testing of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The Lone Star Unmanned Aircraft Systems Center (LSUASC), a joint collaboration of Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES), will provide research, testing and training to support the integration of UAS into civil airspace. Continue reading
Category Archives: Research
Australian Scientists Study Bee Landing Techniques for UAS Applications
Australian neuroscientists studying bees’ flight have uncovered a surprisingly simple guidance strategy which could be used by UAS, stealth fighters and even spacecraft. Continue reading
DARPA Spends $26M on UAS Laser Defence Weapons
US military researchers are hiring two defence companies to develop technology for pod-mounted laser weapons to protect manned aircraft and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) from electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR)-guided surface-to-air missiles.
UAS Maps Lost Pyramids In The Andes
Using a small, hand-launched, Unmanned Aircraft Sytem (UAS) equipped with a downward facing camera and a sophisticated autopilot system, archaeologist Mark Willis documented the site of the Pyramids of Zuleta as it has never been seen—from extremely low altitude and at high resolution. Continue reading
University of Texas Develops Auto-Pilots for NASA
A University of Texas professor and some of his students are giving new meaning to auto-pilot. They are leading the effort to help send unmanned aircraft systems to the arctic to collect important scientific data for NASA. Continue reading
Biobot Insects Swarm to Explore Dangerous Environments
A research team from North Carolina State University has developed insect-like cyborgs, or “biobots”, which can penetrate foreign environments like collapsed buildings. Continue reading
Queensland University of Technology to Research Integration of UAS into Civil airspace
The Australian Research Centre for Aerospace Automation (ARCAA), lead by Queensland University of Technology, has been commissioned by Thales, Australia’s leading provider of Air Traffic Management (ATM) systems, to advance Australian research into the implications for air traffic management of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in non-segregated civil airspace. Continue reading
Stanford UAS Open Way to New World of Coral Research
Like undiscovered groves of giant redwoods, centuries-old living corals remain unmapped and unmeasured. Scientists still know relatively little about the world’s biggest corals, where they are and how long they have lived.The secret to unlocking these mysteries may lie with a shoebox-size flying robot. Continue reading