uAvionix Miniaturization Opens the Airspace for UAS Integration of unmanned systems into the National Airspace System is a long journey….
Alan Cameron
JPL: Autonomously Alone on the Red Planet
When Ingenuity, the little helicopter that could, sprang from the Martian surface into the wispy thin Martian atmosphere, it knocked…
Inside the Ingenuity Helicopter: Teamwork on Mars
When Ingenuity, the little helicopter that could, sprang from the Martian surface into the wispy thin Martian atmosphere, it knocked…
When Ingenuity Flies on Mars, It Will Be an Extraplanetary Inertial First. A First for UAVs, Too.
The first powered, controlled flight on another planet, now re-scheduled for no earlier than April 14, will employ inertial technology…
BOREAL, Flying Far for Science
A fixed-wing UAV capable of extreme long-distance flights supplies essential research data to climate scientists and weather forecasters. The modular,…
Silicon MEMS Accelerometer: the Latest UAV Navigation Disruptor
MEMS has moved into the high-end market, and the latest disruptor to take into account is silicon MEMS. That’s micro-electromechanical…
Autonomous Mayflower will cross Atlantic, researching as it goes
A 15-meter, 5-ton wind- and solar-powered ocean research vessel will cross the Atlantic from Plymouth, UK to Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA,…
Precise Location Key to Usable Data for Energy Sector
The critical overall requirements for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) operating in the energy sector are, naturally, reliability and productivity. Reliability takes…
Grand Challenges from NASA to Stimulate Urban Air Mobility
Jim Bridenstine, administrator of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, announced at the Commercial UAV Expo in Las Vegas…
