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AFWERX, the innovation arm for the Department of the Air Force, met with entrepreneurs, educators and researchers at a recent Academia Days outreach event in Dayton, Ohio, to hear about their dual-use and defense-specific technologies. Continue reading
A study published in Engineering introduces a novel image-based visual servoing (IBVS) method for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to track dynamic targets in GPS-denied environments. Continue reading
Researchers have developed a new way to accurately count and objectively analyze close encounters between drones and airplanes — without depending solely on pilot sightings. Continue reading
The Peregrine project was started in 2020 to build a smaller and more affordable system than those attempted previously, now made possible by advances in fixed-wing UAVs and miniaturized electronics. Continue reading
The team’s project has reached the finals of the global XPRIZE Rainforest competition which encourages the development of technology to measure and monitor the rainforest ecosystem. Continue reading
Swedish researchers funded by the University of Gävle have just published a paper in which they conduct systems analyses to assess the environmental, economic, and delivery time impact of large drones for delivery scenarios to pick-up centers between mid-size cities predominantly in rural areas, and deliveries within city limits compared with electric and diesel trucks. Continue reading
Researchers have developed a new way to accurately count and objectively analyze close encounters between drones and airplanes — without depending solely on pilot sightings. Continue reading
Dr Arunkumar M Sampath, a Principal Consultant in Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in Chennai, recently published a study into the implications of the increase in the production and operation of eVTOL aircraft and UAVs within populated civilian areas at relatively low altitudes which creates noise annoyance issues that impact human health and well-being. Continue reading