By: Robb Jeffries GRAND FORKS — Two unmanned aircraft systems projects centered on the Grand Forks Air Force Base are on schedule, according to officials. Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., met with industry and local representatives Wednesday to discuss an application to make the base a test site for integration of unmanned aircraft in commercial airspace and the development of a...
Fresh back from the hallowed halls of the North Berkeley Senior Center Chad Partridge and I have come away with an invaluable learning experience. No inference or innuendo was spared that could have been mistaken for anything short of drones being responsible for many of the world’s ills save polio, and possibly the stock market crash of 1929. Not...
Georgia engineering firm aims skyward in delivering public sector and industrial services. KASSEL, GERMANY, Mai 02, 2013 Aibotix GmbH, maker of a new generation of vertical take-off and landing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), today announced that CCLD Technologies, partnered with Traxpertise, both of Atlanta , GA, USA, acquired an Aibotix X6 for its own use and also became the distributor of Aibotix...
SAN DIEGO – The first Navy helicopter squadron to include manned and unmanned aircraft will be established during a ceremony Wednesday at NAS North Island. Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 35, the “Magicians,” will be outfitted with what the Navy calls its most technologically advanced helicopter, the Sikorsky Multi Mission MH60-R. It will also have the Fire Scout MQ-8 B,...
By Victoria Gill Scientists in the US have created a robot the size of a fly that is able to perform the agile manoeuvres of the ubiquitous insects. This “robo-fly”, built from carbon fibre, weighs a fraction of a gram and has super-fast electronic “muscles” to power its wings. Its Harvard University developers say tiny robots like theirs may...
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...
An interesting chat with Wayne, Kickstarter star and all round good egg. Its not easy bringing a new product to market, especially one that pushes the current envelope a little further. In this case time aloft, Wayne has already flown for two hours and confidently expects the platform to be able to make three. From the successful KickStarter bid:- A high...
The recent technological development of mini-UAV systems opened large new opportunities for both surveyors and other Geomatic professionals in the fields of photogrammetry and remote sensing. In past in fact, these fields have been generally restricted to only a few companies or government agencies with expensive cutting-edge technical equipment (aircrafts, satellites, high resolution multispectral cameras, etc), and therefore only...
I was excited when I noticed the update hit the Play store yesterday but as yet the sUAS News AR.Drone 2.0 firmly refuses to connect via a Nexus 7 tablet. I have been able to see how many other flights have been logged around me though in a sleepy corner of Kwa Zulu Natal. Its not in the hundreds,...
By Heather Hetterick & Matt Reese Just a few years ago, it would seem more like something out of a bad sci-fi film. But today, the possibility of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) floating over a farm taking pictures or video is a reality. The unnerving whirring sound and ominous silhouette across the blue rural sky have triggered many...
Annette Cary Tri-City Herald Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland is competing to operate one of the nation’s six new centers for developing and testing unmanned aircraft. The Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake would be used as a flight center to advance the use of nonmilitary unmanned aircraft, under a proposal to the Federal Aviation Administration. Innovate...
By RACHAEL KING Farmers are starting to investigate the use of drones for a decidedly nonmilitary purpose: monitoring crops and spraying pesticides. As the spring growing season unfolds, universities already are working with agricultural groups to experiment with different types of unmanned aircraft outfitted with sensors and other technologies to measure and protect crop health. Oregon State University plans to...
Martin Kaste Americans are suspicious of drones. Reports of the unmanned aerial vehicles’ use in war zones have raised concerns about what they might do here at home. For instance, in Seattle earlier this year, a public outcry forced the police department to abandon plans for eye-in-the-sky UAV helicopters. The backlash worries Paul Applewhite, an aerospace engineer with 10 years of...
MARION, Ohio - A 7-pound remote control helicopter got stuck in the arms of a statue atop of the Marion County Courthouse. The Marion Star reported that Terry Cline, an independent visual communications producer, director and writer, was flying the camera-equipped drone to take pictures of the Marion County Courthouse for a special project. He told the paper that the drone...
A ground-breaking trial to fly unmanned aircaft in civilian airspace at the San Javier Air Base in Murcia in Spain has been hailed a success. A key element of the DeSIRE project which is funded by the European Space Agency and the European Defence Agency, the trial was conducted by an Indra-led international consortium. The remotely piloted aircraft system...
Scout Exploration Inc. (OTCBB:SCXN) officials recommend the company’s air-deployed spill response system for responsible offshore development, operation, and advancing environmental protection, especially in the wake of a recent ban on offshore drilling licenses in Arctic waters. The Scout airborne system deploys from standard military, civilian, and coast guard aircraft to reach remote offshore spills hours or days before...
Last month, at a Congressional hearing, Sentator Patrick Leahy quoted an FAA prediction that there would be “as many as 30,000 small, lightweight unmanned vehicles operating in the national airspace by the end of this decade”. That was considered a lot. And he was talking about seven years from now. Guess what. There are more than 30,000 such small, lightweight drones...
Over the last year, Cyberhawk have demonstrated continued leadership of the ROAV/UAV industry by achieving several World Firsts in inspection services for the renewables, utilities and petrochemical industries. These were achieved through Cyberhawk’s unique combination of inspection expertise, advanced pilot training, R&D focus and experience gained working for many of the world’s largest energy companies in Europe, Middle East...
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...
New York, NY — Today Falkor Systems, Inc. announced the release of the “Pet Drone Pas de Deux,” a short collaborative dance piece produced in collaboration with Barkin/Selissen Project. The dance piece demonstrates Falkor’s autonomous flying robot technology, while also exploring our relationship with robots. In the future, humanity will develop strong relationships with their robots, relationships that could expand...
Josh Solomon | Medill News Service WASHINGTON — Thousands of unmanned aircraft systems – commonly known as drones – could be buzzing around in U.S. airspace by 2015 because of a law passed last year, aiding in police investigations, scientific research and border control, but also raising safety and privacy concerns among some lawmakers and advocacy groups. Already, drones are...
A FRENCH postgraduate student has completed seven months research at Harper Adams University developing an unmanned aircraft for use in agriculture. Marc-Alexandre Favier, from Bourg-en-Bresse, in eastern France, came to Harper Adams as part of his Masters in Mechatronic Systems – Engineering from the University of Osnabruck in Germany. He will return to Germany on May 1 where he...
LaserMotive, an independent company specializing in delivering electric power via lasers, today unveiled InvisiTower, the world’s first tethered vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft system powered by laser over optical fiber. The new, portable system can power any multi-rotor helicopter indefinitely using laser power sent via fiber optic cable, enabling aircraft to stay in the air as long as...
By Jack Barnwell Even as one final deadline required by the Federal Aviation Administration to submit a final volume approaches to be considered a test and research site for unmanned aircraft systems, Cal UAS Portal’s project manager is keeping busy. Eileen Shibley, the Inyokern-based team’s leader, is finding doors open to her for a variety of meetings to explain...
S. ANANDAN The efficacy of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) as an early warning mechanism against enemy sneaking in aboard hijacked or rouge vessels was demonstrated during Exercise Gemini-2, the second edition of integrated coastal defence drill for Kerala and Lakshadweep. The 48-hour-long drill drew to a close at 6 a.m. on Saturday. The Heron and Searcher UAVs of the...
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION NASA Advisory Council; Aeronautics Committee; Unmanned Aircraft Systems Subcommittee; Meeting AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. ACTION: Notice of meeting. SUMMARY: In accordance with...
BY CAMMY CLARK KEY WEST – On the flight deck of the HSV 2 Swift, U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Sinclair Harris received instructions Friday on how to launch the 13-pound drone that looks like a model airplane built by a teenager in the family garage. “Raise it when we’re ready,” a civilian operator told the commander of the U.S. 4th...
