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Scientists from NASA’s Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, joined a multi-institute team of researchers June 17-27, 2011, to investigate carbon dioxide and methane gas emissions from a dry lake bed and neighbouring environment in Railroad Valley, Nevada. During the campaign, the Ames team conducted a series of flights with an unmanned aircraft system outfitted with AVIRIS, MASTER, and S-HIS instruments.
More than 400 attendees flocked the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Warfighter Forum from June 21-24 in Tucson, Ariz. Now in its 11th forum, the invitation-only gathering is an annual opportunity for attendees to confer openly with each other and discuss issues to identify what the Army has done right, what it can improve, and encourages the free flow of ideas, all in support of the Soldier.
Four final year students of electronic engineering at Rajarshi Shahu College of Engineering have come up with a project using a Playstation joystick on an unmanned aircraft for tracking purposes.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. a National Security Solutions provider, announced that Clement “Clem” Greek has joined the company as Director of Army Aviation and Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Initiatives for Kratos Technology & Training Solutions (TTS).
Northrop Grumman Corporation announced that the newest RQ-4 Global Hawk completed the first of many production acceptance flights of an operational Block 30 multi-intelligence sensor package on May 25, flown from Palmdale, California.
After showing off their ‘bloopers’ we thought that it was only fair to give space to another of the GRASP Labs successes – a team effort by both man & machines. All is explained in the commentary.
The EUROCAE Report on ‘UAS Airworthiness Certification and Operational Approval’, which was issued in March 2011, is now available for purchase directly from the organisation.
A recent study on how birds can fly so quickly and accurately through dense forests has opened a new avenue for developments in robotics and auto-pilots. Continue reading