A University of Sydney robotics researcher has won the 2014 International Simulink Challenge for pioneering a new autopilot for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Daniel Wilson, a PhD candidate at the Australian Centre for Field Robotics (ACFR), developed the ‘SkyMaster’ autopilot system using MathWorks’ Simulink Software. Continue reading
University of Tasmania UAS Maps Vegetation
The University of Tasmania’s Terra Luma project is using unmanned aircraft systems for environmental and agricultural remote sensing and aerial survey work.
JARUS Information and Dissemination Workshop
The Second JARUS Information and Dissemination Workshop will take place on May 20, 2014 and is kindly hosted by EUROCONTROL in Brussels. Continue reading
Carbon Landing Gear Leg Cushions UAV Landing
Using its Lost Core Resin Transfer Molding (LCRTM) system, Wichita, Kan.-based Fiber Dynamics Inc. manufactured the main landing gear strut for the Predator B MQ-9 Reaper. Continue reading
UAS to Detect Fruit Tree Diseases in Flanders
Tree diseases can wreak havoc in fruit orchards, and the disease known as fire blight is notorious in Flanders. To detect this disease more quickly, the Fruit Test Centre in Sint-Truiden and the Flemish Institute for Technological Research (Vito) are working on a new detection system. Continue reading
Bristol Fighter F.2B D8096
The British and Colonial Aeroplane Company designed many aeroplanes after the Boxkite of 1910, so by 1916 had a wealth of experience available for building a two-seat fighter aircraft. Bristol (as the company became known) designed a large, rugged two-seater and named it the F.2a. Continue reading
UAS Video of Train Derailment in Virginia
ABC News is very proud of this video shot from a UAS. Viewers comments suggest that news helicopters are now a thing of the past. Continue reading
Camcopter S-100 Demonstrates Marine Capability in the Netherlands
Schiebel’s CAMCOPTER S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS) successfully demonstrated its capability across several different maritime scenarios to Dutch Authorities in Den Helder, The Netherlands, on 29 April 2014. Continue reading