DARPA recently awarded contracts to five companies to develop algorithms enabling mixed teams of manned and unmanned combat aircraft to conduct aerial dogfighting autonomously. Continue reading
Category Archives: Research
MTSU and Tennessee Air National Guard to Partner on Unmanned Aircraft Research
Leaders with Middle Tennessee State University and the 118th Wing of the Tennessee Army National Guard signed an agreement, on Nov. 3, to collaborate in several areas, notably in research of unmanned aircraft systems operations and computer science. Continue reading
TU Delft Hydrogen Drone Flies Longer and Greener
A drone that can fly sustainably for long distances over land and water, and can land almost anywhere, will be able to serve a wide range of applications. There are already drones that fly using ‘green’ hydrogen, but they either fly very slowly or cannot land vertically. Continue reading
Survey on European UAS Operations – Results Published
“UAS OPS’’ & ‘’OPS RISK” jointly constitute a survey on drone operations [current and near-future (1 to 2 years)] and operations safety risk assessment methods, that targeted drone operators in the European Union, and that was conducted in English, French, German & Spanish. Continue reading
Drones that Patrol Forests Could Monitor Environment
Researchers at London’s Imperial College have created drones that can attach sensors to trees to monitor environmental and ecological changes in forests. Continue reading
Raptor-Inspired Drone with Morphing Wing and Tail
The northern goshawk is a fast, powerful raptor that flies effortlessly through forests. This bird was the design inspiration for the next-generation drone developed by scientifics of the Laboratory of Intelligent Systems of EPFL led by Dario Floreano. Continue reading
Pufferfish-Inspired Robot Could Improve Drone Safety
If you get too close to a pufferfish, this undersea creature will blow up like a balloon to scare you away. Now, a team of engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder has designed a robot that can do much the same thing—and it could make flying drones safer in the not-so-distant future. Continue reading
Lily the Barn Owl Reveals How Birds Fly in Gusty Winds
Scientists from the University of Bristol and the Royal Veterinary College have discovered how birds are able to fly in gusty conditions – findings that could inform the development of bio-inspired small-scale aircraft. Continue reading