An updated system increases inspection capabilities. Nine thousand independent companies produce oil and natural gas across 33 states and offshore….
Engineering & Design
Powering Up
Advancements across batteries, solar and hydrogen fuel cells are leading to increased endurance and improved sustainability. While drones are…
Ada: A Self-driving Laboratory for Clean Energy Technologies
Flexible automation and artificial intelligence allow iterative planning, execution and learning from experiments in an autonomous loop. New materials are…
Evolving Tools Fight Natural Disasters
A roster of drones and sensors are being deployed against all phases of environmental threats. Jeff Strebler received the call…
Wind Inspection Evolves
As the U.S. and the world move toward sustainable power solutions, windfarms have become a familiar site across parts of…
Hexagon | VERIPOS introduces low SWaP anti-jamming protection and RF interference mitigation for offshore marine vessels
The biggest thing in anti-jam just got smaller: introducing GAJT-410MS, the newest addition to the GPS Anti-Jam Technology (GAJT) portfolio…
FTUAS Selection Process Proceeds
The Army has announced that the procurement process for the Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System is accelerating. “The acquisition process…
CHECKING IN WITH INGENUITY
Hitting Double Digits, Mars Helicopter Ingenuity has exceeded expectations “This flight was specifically designed to hit some high-value science targets,…
Microdrones and GE Bring Expertise, Scale to the GE Industrial Drone Line
On July 7, high-end UAV solutions company Microdrones and multinational conglomerate GE entered into a licensing partnership to provide powerful…
Mayflower Sets Sail, Turns Back After Minor Issue, Set to Try Again
Almost a year after The Mayflower Autonomous Ship (MAS) was originally scheduled to depart on its journey from Plymouth, England,…
Crysalis™ Offers Ground Control Simplicity, Interoperability to Frontline Combatants
In biology, a chrysalis marks a stage along a caterpillar’s transformation into a full-grown butterfly or moth. Now, AeroVironment is…
New GNSS/INS Positioning Family for Autonomy
Hexagon | NovAtel has introduced the PIM222A, part of a new family of GNSS positioning products for autonomy. The PIM222A…
Use Case: SwissDrones – It’s All in the Design
When conducting intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions via drone, payload capacity, stability and endurance are critical—and all are areas…
Inside Ingenuity with AeroVironment Part III: The Meaning of Martian Flight
On Friday, May 7, the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter left both Wright Brothers Field and the Perseverance Rover behind. Flying for…
Inside Ingenuity with AeroVironment Part II: Challenges Overcome
As of Friday, April 30 (local time), the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter had completed its fourth successful flight, exceeding expectations and…
Teamed With an Eye in the Sky
Vision-Based Collaborative Navigation for UAV-UGV-Dismounted Units in GPS-Challenged Environments A collaborative navigation scenario between manned and unmanned systems operates in…
Inside Skunk Works® with Lockheed Martin – Advanced Design, Lean Organization
Lockheed Martin’s legendary Skunk Works® was unorthodox from its start. Conceived in 1943, a lean team tasked with completing America’s…
