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Bakman Awarded $724K UAV Spectrometry Grant from NSF
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 4, 2018 — Terahertz (THz) system and component developer Bakman Technologies LLC has been awarded a $724,000 Phase II grant from the National Science Foundation’s (NSF’s) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program to continue the development of a low-cost, high-performance, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-mounted THz spectrometer. After completing the Phase I portion of the NSF grant earlier this year, Bakman has taken the first steps toward realizing a sensor platform capable of
Samara National Research University Granted UAV Patent
SAMARA, Russia, Sept. 27, 2018 — The drone is independent of navigation systems such as GPS and GLONASS. Full autonomy of the UAV system is provided by the built-in alternative navigation block based on the principles of optical navigation. With support points set beforehand along...
Drones Record Activity From Volcanic Plume
BRISTOL, England, April 25, 2017 — Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) carrying lightweight sensors collected temperature, humidity and thermal data within the remote volcanic clouds of Guatemala and took images of multiple volcanic eruptions in real-time. The research team believes this...
Robota Chooses LeddarTech Sensor for UAV
QUEBEC CITY, Nov. 18, 2016 — Solid-state lidar solutions developer LeddarTech Inc. has announced that its LeddarOne optical sensor has been selected by Robota LLC as the altimeter for the Eclipse, its new generation of fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles for professional...
Applied Robotics: How Robots Are Changing Our World
May 28, 2015 — Photonics and artificial intelligence are enabling the creation of robots with new ways of interacting in business, medicine, imaging and many other applications. The robot age is upon us. The thought of robots might bring to mind helpful androids...
Smile and Say, ‘Drone!’
Oct 6, 2014 — Any photographer will tell you that if it were possible to grow an extra set of hands, he would. As simultaneous scientists, artists and packhorses, photographers must know their equipment inside and out, but they must also be prepared to change...
It’s a bird – it’s a plane – it’s the octocopter!
Feb 12, 2014 — Sometimes taking to the skies is the best way to see what’s happening on the ground. Rothamsted Research of Harpenden, England, hopes that will be the case for crop studies: The agricultural research institute has obtained a remote-controlled...
Headwall Delivers Hyperspec Sensor to ACT
FITCHBURG, Mass., July 9, 2012 — As a result of tactical hyperspectral sensor trials with small military unmanned aerial vehicles, Headwall Photonics announced it received a follow-on contract from NAVAIR for program deployment of its Micro-Hyperspec hyperspectral sensor. The...
Imaging System Produces 3-D Monument Models with UAVs
GRANADA, Spain, May 29, 2012 — A 3-D imaging system scans 3-D models of historical buildings using data obtained from an unmanned aerial vehicle.
Boeing to Develop Navy Laser Under BAE Systems
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M, July 26, 2011 — The Directed Energy Systems Div. of Boeing has signed a teaming agreement with BAE Systems to develop the Mk 38 Mod 2 tactical laser system for the defense of US Navy ships, it announced yesterday. In March, BAE Systems received an initial...
Holograms lighten the payload of unmanned aerial vehicles
ARLINGTON, Va. – US Air Force scientists have devised a way to make un-manned aerial vehicles (UAVs) better eyes in the sky, besides making them lighter and more efficient. Also known as drones or pilotless aircraft, UAVs increasingly are being used for...
Mirrors Replace Lenses in UAVs
DRESDEN, Germany, Jan. 19, 2010 – Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) carry optical measuring equipment that is required to operate free of chromatic aberrations across a wide spectral range – from ultraviolet to infra...
Laser Avenger Destroys IEDs
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Dec. 1, 2009 – A laser system mounted on an Avenger combat vehicle destroyed 50 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) similar to those used in war zones during tests in September by the Boeing Co. and the US Army.
Keeping an Eye on the Bad Guys with GigE
Feb 1, 2009 — For the military, knowing the location of your troops – and of the enemy – can be the difference between a successful operation and defeat. In modern warfare, that difference appears in the form of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), an all-seeing...
Elbit to Make UAVs for France SF
Mar 26, 2008 — Elbit Systems Ltd., a Haifa, Israel-based defense electronics company, will supply Skylark I mini-UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) systems to France's Special Forces, its first UAV contract with France. Elbit's Skylark mini-UAV employs a man-pack...
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