Nissan and NASA will develop and test zero-emission autonomous cars at NASA’s Ames Research Center.
Engineering & Design
MIDLELAB UAV Research Center Created Through Delair-Tech/ISAE-SUPAERO Partnership
Delair-Tech and ISAE-SUPAERO have come together to create a joint research center, where the two companies will collaborate to implement…
PrecisionHawk’s LATAS Aims to Help Safely Introduce UAVs into the National Airspace
The Low Altitude Tracking and Avoidance System, or LATAS, could be the solution needed to safely integrate drones into the…
SenseFly, a Parrot Company, Introduces eXom, a Rotary Drone that Features Five Vision Sensors and the Ability to Record a Variety of Imagery
There were plenty of drones on hand at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, but senseFly’s eXom was…
Research at Georgia Tech Research Institute Looks at the Benefits of Smaller Lidars
Smaller bathymetric lidars could enable UAVs to perform underwater scans rather than manned aircrafts, drastically cutting costs and improving efficiencies.
Audi A7 Self-Driving Car Successfully Makes 560 Mile Trip from Silicon Valley to Las Vegas
After a 560 mile journey that began in California’s Silicon Valley, the Audi A7 Sportback piloted driving concept car, also…
L-3 WESCAM’s MX-15D Aids in Weapons Demonstration
As part of the Advanced Technology Tiltrotor (ATTR) program, L-3 WESCAM’s MX™-15D designating turret was successfully used during a weapons demonstration on the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft.
Compromise Avoids Dispute in UAS Standards Process
The Federal Aviation Administration has reached a compromise with the unmanned aircraft industry and a key pilot’s association to allow…
RIEGL USA’s RiCOPTER Unmanned Scanning Platform is Designed for a Variety of Applications
RiCOPTER, the ready to fly remotely piloted airborne laser scanning system from RIEGL USA, can be used for a variety…
Open Source Dronecode Project Aims to Build Dominant Drone Platform
Launched in October, the Dronecode Project brings together existing open source drone projects and assets under a nonprofit structure governed by The Linux Foundation, resulting in a common, shared open source software platform for UAVs.
AirStrato Explorer Offers an Economical UAV Option
Arca recently began accepting pre-orders for the AirStrato Explorer, a high-performance, yet economical UAV option. Priced starting from $140,000,…
Sensonor’s STIM300 IMU Selected for Seabed’s New IMU, SBD-IMU-S1
Instead of using the traditional Fiber Optic Gyros that all previous Seabed systems have been based on, Seabed has selected…
Arcturus UAV Makes Upgrades to the JUMP 15 UAV
The JUMP 15 Fixed Wing VTOL UAV from Arcturus UAV recently got an upgrade. The JUMP 15 has been…
Oxford Technical Solutions Adds xNAV550 Inertial Navigation Sensor to its xNAV Product Line
The miniature, lightweight xNAV550 is the newest addition to the OxTS xNAV product line, adding survey-grade GNSS receivers for RTK…
The New Ellipse Series Sensors from SBG Systems Replace the IG-500 Series and Offer More Accuracy, Advanced Filtering Features
SBG Systems’ new Ellipse Series Sensors are designed to provide high accuracy measurements when mounted…
KVH Industries Launches Two New Inertial Measurement Units, the 1725 IMU and the 1775 IMU
The 1725 IM and the 1775 IMU, released earlier this year, are designed to integrate into demanding stabilization, pointing and…
UAV Solutions Introduces Dragon View Sensors
UAV Solutions recently released a line of sensors designed to help law enforcement in a variety of situations, including search…
