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Louisiana Tech University Develops Innovative Technologies in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Faculty from a number of academic disciplines at Louisiana Tech University are working together to develop new and innovative technologies in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) that could impact industries from public safety to forestry to oil and gas exploration.

4 Sep 2015

Measure Granted FAA Approval to Fly More Than 300 Different Types of Drones

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has made Measure the only company with permission to fly more than 300 different types of drones for a broad range of commercial applications.

3 Sep 2015

NASA Completes Performance Envelope Expansion Flights for X-56A Multi-Utility Technology Testbed

Marking a milestone for the X-56A Multi-Utility Technology Testbed (MUTT), researchers at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center, Edwards, California, completed a series of performance envelope expansion flights on August 11.

3 Sep 2015

Insitu Successfully Launches ScanEagle Unmanned Aircraft to Demonstrate Fire Monitoring

While more than 625,000 acres of wildfires burned throughout the Pacific Northwest, crew members of the Insitu Rapid Response team launched a ScanEagle unmanned aircraft into the hazy skies above the Paradise Fire in Washington's Olympic National Park.

3 Sep 2015

Self-Driving Golf Carts Ferry Tourists Around Winding Paths in Large Singaporean Public Garden

At the International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems in September, members of the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) and their colleagues will describe an experiment conducted over six days at a large public garden in Singapore, in which self-driving golf carts ferried 500 tourists around winding paths trafficked by pedestrians, bicyclists, and the occasional monitor lizard.

2 Sep 2015

New University of Arkansas Policy Prohibits use of Drones over Campus

In order to protect the safety, security and privacy of students, faculty, staff and campus visitors, University of Arkansas has adopted a new policy that prohibits the use of “Unmanned Aircraft Systems” – drones – or remote controlled model aircraft on U of A property or within the university’s air rights, without prior written approval. The restriction includes any equipment needed to operate the aircraft. The policy applies to privately owned craft as well as those owned by a business or non-profit organization.

1 Sep 2015

MacAulay-Brown Awarded Prime Contract for AFIT Autonomy and Navigation Technology Center

MacAulay-Brown, Inc. (MacB), a leading National Security company delivering advanced engineering services and product solutions to Defense, Intelligence, Special Operations Forces, Homeland Security and Federal agencies, announced today that it has been awarded a prime contract for the Air Force Institute of Technology's (AFIT) Autonomy and Navigation Technology (ANT) Center. This is new work for MacB, who will be working closely with teammate The Perduco Group. Total contract value is $11 million over five years.

1 Sep 2015

PCS Edventures!.com Announces Updates to Robotics Software and Hardware Platform

PCS Edventures!.com, Inc., a leading provider of K-12 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programs today announced impending updates to its robotics software and hardware platform. The PCS Edventures! Robotics system is comprised of The Brain, a highly versatile micro-controller and the Cortex, an engaging and easy-to-use programming environment that makes programming fun.

1 Sep 2015

Penn State Lunar Lion Team Withdraws from Google Lunar XPRIZE Competition

Penn State's Lunar Lion team has announced that it is withdrawing from the Google Lunar XPRIZE competition — however, the program continues with the goal of landing a spacecraft on the Moon within the next decade.

1 Sep 2015

New Study on Swan’s Neck Morphology Enables Scientists to Design Drone Cameras

Swans and geese are the envy of aeronautical engineers. Even plump geese can perform remarkable aerial acrobatics – twisting their body and flapping their powerful wings while keeping their head completely still.

29 Aug 2015