Category Archives: Software

Autopilot Software Allows UAVs to Soar on Thermals

A Navy scientist has re-engineered the software that allows long-endurance drones to powerlessly climb into the sky on bubbles of warm air. In a U.S. patent application published on May 2, Aaron Kahn, an engineer working on the Autonomous Locator of Thermals (ALOFT) project at the Naval Research Laboratory, reported that he has extensively tested the new software that detects and estimates the position of thermals, i.e., rising columns of warm air that birds use to stay aloft without flapping their wings. Continue reading

SkyScape Industries Acquired by American Aerospace

American Aerospace Technologies, Inc. (AATI), a provider of real-time remote sensing and airborne intelligence services for enterprise, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Sky Scape Industries, LLC (SSI) an industry leading unmanned technology service-provider. SSI’s services are widely used by critical infrastructure operators in the electric, water, and oil & gas industries. Continue reading