Scientists recently launched unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) from a research vessel in a significant experiment that could help boost the Navy’s radar and communications performance at sea.
Category Archives: Research
Universities Prepare for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Demand
A growing number of universities have launched or are considering UAS degree programmes, including Arizona State, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Virginia Tech, and Embry-Riddle, as well as the University of North Dakota and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).
U.S. Army Research Laboratory DEvelops ‘Long-Lived Power’
“Long-Lived Power” sounds like it could be an energy revolution, a revolutionary of sorts within the family of far-reaching energy solutions for the battlefield — because it uses radioisotopes. Continue reading
X-56A Technology Demonstrator First Flight
The US Air Force Research Laboratory, in conjunction with Lockheed Martin and NASA, recently took a major step in the development of active aircraft control technologies with the first flight on July 26 of the X-56A Multi-Utility Technology Testbed flight demonstrator, at NASA Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards AFB, California. Continue reading
University of Southampton Develops High Altitude UAS for Geo-Scientific Research
The University of Southampton is developing new unmanned aircraft for science applications and geoscientific research. Continue reading
3D-Printed Unmanned Copters Can Join Together
A research team in Zürich has created a flock of helicopter robots that can detect each others’ positions and join together to create a larger flying machine. Continue reading
Biodegradable UAS for Fire Detection
Led by Paul Pounds from the University of Queensland, a team of roboticists created two designs to help record atmospheric conditions in the event of a forest fire. The disposable, self-steering UAS are essentially sensor modules that can be dropped over a forested area to relay environmental data that could indicate potential for fire. Continue reading
Deployable Air Land Exploration Robot Can Walk and Fly
The Laboratory of Intelligent Systems at Lausanne Polytech in Switzerland is developing a novel flying platform which has the ability to move on the ground by using its wings only. EPFL’s DALER – Deployable Air Land Exploration Robot – has the wings mounted on shafts that can either be locked or rotate. Continue reading