by: PAT PHEIFER , Star Tribune CAMP RIPLEY, MINN. – The Shadow, an unmanned aerial vehicle commonly known as a drone, roars to life on the video screen like a powerful snowmobile before it’s launched into the skies on a catapult. Unfortunately, weather conditions prevented the real thing from taking flight Friday morning as the Minnesota National Guard officially launched its new...
Jordan Burgess DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – The Unmanned Aerial Vehicles or UAVs at Sinclair Community College may feel light when you pick them up, but they carry a lot of weight when it comes to the Miami Valley’s future. “We think this is going to be a very important industry for our region as we move forward,” says Sinclair...
By: Brandon Richard Every April, hundreds gather at Oklahoma State University’s unmanned flight station in rural Payne County for an event known as Speedfest. “Speedfest is an OSU-created competition to help drive aerospace design,” said Wes Combs, a teacher’s assistant with the OSU School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering. Teams of college and high school students showcase their latest...
Simlat Ltd was selected to provide UAS Training & Simulation systems to Summit Systems, provider of customized & innovative solutions in the HLS & Unmanned fields from the Czech Republic, including the ASTRUM Aerostat and additional ISR Operations solutions. Simlat’s Training systems will provide a high fidelity training solution for Aerostat pilots and payload operators, including simulation of platform,...
By MARY SHINN Cronkite News WASHINGTON – Stephen Rayleigh and Matt Lyon thought they were done with careers in drones after they left the Army in 2010 and enrolled at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott. Until they met Professor Ray Bedard. Rayleigh wanted to start a club that would build and fly drones; Bedard had wanted for years to launch...
Lake Region State College in Devils Lake is getting into the unmanned aircraft systems industry. The college plans to offer training for law enforcement officials and farmers in the use of UAS, and it’s partnering with UND, home to the Center for UAS Research, Education and Training. UND President Robert Kelley and Lake Region President Doug Darling will sign...
Preparing future pilots for a career in unmanned systems the University Of North Dakota recently accepted delivery of five new UAS Training Systems from Corsair Engineering. UND acquired three IM3PUT (Integrated Multi-Mission Multi-platform UAS Trainer) systems, and two new IM3PUT Instructor Operator Stations (IOS) that can also be configured as student stations. The new systems have allowed UND to...
Jens Manuel Krogstad AMES, IA. — Drones will one day dot Iowa’s skies, saving lives and improving the environment one unmanned flight at a time, dreamers at Iowa State University say. ISU students who showed off their creations last week on campus have good reason to believe this day will come sooner rather than later. The passion projects, created by...
By MARTHA RADDATZ At a remote-controlled model airplane field in Sarasota, Fla., Justin Woody was struggling to operate a mini-copter. It was not a toy but an unmanned air vehicle, a drone, and Woody was getting hands-on training on how to fly a variety of them at a three-day session offered by the new Unmanned Vehicles University. Woody is one...
BY CLAIRE CHIARA The technology of unmanned aerial vehicles may soon be used to deliver snacks to your front door. The Drone Lab, a group-directed study composed of nine students in the UC Berkeley School of Information, is currently working with consumer-grade drones to extend the possibilities for their application in everyday life. The students meet regularly to test the...
