In this video the application of a Visual-Inertial (camera & imu) localization algorithm on a Quadrotor is demonstrated. The quadrotor used in this experiment is the Parrot AR.DRONE, and it is equipped with a sensing package that consists of an InterSense NavChip IMU operating at 100 Hz and a Point Grey Chameleon camera at 7.5 Hz. MARS Lab ( http://mars.cs.umn.edu )...
Dan Edwards Dayton, Ohio (WDTN) – Many local experts believe the future of the Dayton region could be in the testing and manufacturing of unmanned aerial systems or UAS’s. According to Joe Zeis, of the Dayton Development Coalition, our area is well positioned because of our quality educational institutions. He said they’ll play a critical role if the Dayton...
CATUAV expands its business with the acquisition of 14 hectares in the province of Barcelona to build its new Technology Center. This new headquarters will have a building to house the offices, laboratory, shop and hangar in a wide environment perfect to carry out the development of new UAV applications in excellent technical conditions. The new CATUAV Technology Center...
The Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) and the Northrop Grumman Corporation will collaborate to explore ways to enhance science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education in areas that build local capacity across various sectors in the United Arab Emirates, after the parties recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Signed during the recent 2012 Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Dubai,...
The Hinds Community College Aviation Department will offer a limited number of slots in the spring 2013 semester for students interested in the program for training in piloting unmanned aerial vehicles. In August, Hinds began training students interested in piloting UAVs to address the expected increasing demand within the civilian U.S. market. The spring semester begins Jan. 14. The...
Textron Systems and Bell Helicopters have teamed up to open state-of-the-art laboratories to provide integration and testing of manned and unmanned aircraft systems. The new Textron Systems Integration and Collaboration Lab and Bell Helicopter/AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems Manned/Unmanned Operations Capability Development Lab have opened at Textron System’s Huntsville location. The labs combine live data feeds, high-fidelity simulated environments and...
The Aviation Tourism and Travel Training Organisation has submitted a new qualification to help a fledgling new Aviation sector take flight safely. The latest generation of uninhabited aerial vehicles (UAVs) are opening up a whole new sector of aviation in New Zealand. ATTTO is now working with operators to ensure they can operate safely in New Zealand’s airspace. ATTTO...
by Dan Gunderson, Minnesota Public Radio The University of North Dakota in Grand Forks is setting up a program to train foreign students to fly unmanned aircraft. UND’s Unmanned Aircraft program director, Al Palmer, said the university is buying three flight simulators, which can teach pilots to fly aircraft such as the Predator, for an Air Force research project....
Simlat is to team up with Adacel which will feature the integration of Simlat’s STAR/C-STAR UAS training systems products with Adacel’s ATCiB simulator. This collaboration adds an automated air traffic control environment to UAS simulation, providing a more realistic and immersive training environment for the UAS operators, a most relevant issue as for the integration of unmanned aircraft into...
AAI Corporation, which recently purchased 51 new VRSG licenses, uses MetaVR™ 3D visualization software to provide the desktop and embedded 3D synthetic payload visualization system for training Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) operators with its Universal Ground Control System (UGCS). The UGCS is a NATO standardization agreement STANAG 4586-compliant command-and-control platform based on AAI’s One System architecture. It incorporates a digital Tactical...
