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Wild land fires pose significant challenges to both ecosystems and human safety, necessitating innovative approaches for effective management and mitigation. Unmanned aerial vehicles have emerged as invaluable tools in addressing various aspects of wildfire and prescribed fire science. Research funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation program offers a comprehensive exploration of the design and modelling of a versatile, reconfigurable multi-rotor UAV. Continue reading
ResearchAndMarkets has just issued its report on The Hydrogen Powered Aircraft Market Report: Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis to 2030. The global hydrogen powered aircraft market is expected to grow with a CAGR of 21% from 2024 to 2030. Continue reading
Piasecki Aircraft Corporation has announced that it has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract by the Department of Energy (DOE) to evaluate the feasibility of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered Urban Air Mobility (UAM) rotorcraft. The study is focused on the feasibility of using hydrogen fuel cells as a power source for vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) UAM vehicles, which are expected to play a significant role in the future of urban transportation. Continue reading
Using drones to harvest wind energy could play a significant role in the UK’s net-zero mission. University of Bristol’s Lecturer in Flight Dynamics and Control Dr Duc H. Nguyen has landed a £375,000 grant from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to conduct further research into the emerging field of Airborne Wind Energy Systems (AWES). Continue reading
Unifly, a provider of UAS Traffic Management (UTM) solutions, has announced its participation as an industry partner in a ground-breaking project initiated by the Federal Aviation Administration in collaboration with the Alliance for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence (ASSURE) and partner universities. Continue reading
In a recently published paper, researchers in New Zealand and Australia present a novel IIQC framework, which is specifically designed for rapidly evaluating the quality of UAV-captured images for UAV-enabled bridge inspection. This framework utilises a BIM of the target bridge and incorporates three key components for accurately assessing image quality and presenting the results to the UAV pilot. Continue reading
Animal brains use less data and energy compared to current deep neural networks running on Graphics Processing Units (GPUs). This makes it hard to develop tiny autonomous drones, which are too small and light for heavy hardware and big batteries. Recently, the emergence of neuromorphic processors that mimic how brains function has made it possible for researchers from Delft University of Technology to develop a drone that uses neuromorphic vision and control for autonomous flight. Continue reading
The global dronebrella or self-flying umbrella has the potential to grow during the forecast period. The industry is being driven owing to technological advancement, increasing government investment in drones, and companies around the globe investing in research and development of dronebrella/self-flying umbrella. Continue reading