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.
‘A Concept for UAS Airworthiness Certification and Operational Approval’ – EUROCAE Report Now Published
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.
Pigeon’s Eye View Inspires Next Generation Auto-Piloted Aircraft
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
US Navy Awards Neany $20M Contract for Persistent Surveillance UAS
The US Navy has awarded North Eastern Aeronautical Company, Inc. (Neany) a $19,998,314 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the Persistent Surveillance Unmanned Aerial System (PSUAS).
US Army Gives Lockheed Martin $47M Procurement Contract
Lockheed Martin, Mission System & Sensors, Owego, N.Y., was awarded a $47,000,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The award will provide for procurement of autonomous technologies for unmanned aerial systems to maximize performance requirements and capabilities with mature technologies.
Back Inside the Quadrotor Thunderdome with Kinect
This video was taken inside the Quadrotor Thunderdome in Zurich, aka the Flying Machine Arena at the Institute for Dynamic Systems and Control, part of the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Zürich (Swiss Federal Institute for Technology, Zurich).
Lockheed Martin KMAX Begins Electromagnetic Environmental Effects (E3) Tests
The Navy and Marine Corps plans to field a cargo unmanned aircraft system are moving forward as the first of two potential UAS helicopters landed at Pax River, July 1.
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Kansas University Meridian Monitors Ice Flow
Kansas University’s school of Aerospace Engineering (KUAE) has used MTM®45-1 prepreg from Advanced Composites Group (ACG) to build a fleet of Meridian UAS designed to monitor the flow of ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica. Continue reading