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Method Measures a Drone’s Ability to Recover
Flying cars, drones, and other urban aerial mobility vehicles have potential to provide efficient transportation and delivery solutions but what happens if a drone breaks down over a city park or...
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NASA Transfers Air Traffic Tool to FAA
As part of an effort aimed at making aviation more sustainable, NASA has transferred an air traffic management tool to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for nationwide implementation. The tool...
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An Automated System for Multi-Physics Modeling
See how domain-specific tools easily translate scientific thinking into high-performance code.
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Additive Manufacturing
Marotta’s patented approach starts with a 3D CAD model of choice that can meet varying ranges of end application specifications.
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Industry Invited to Participate in AeroTech Aerospace and Defense Technical Program
SAE International is inviting global participation in its AeroTech® aerospace and defense technology conference and exhibition, which is for the first time...
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NASA Brings Air Mobility Vision to Stratospheric Heights
Designated in the United States as “upper Class E” airspace, the sky above 60,000 feet does not have stringent air traffic control rules since most aircraft are not capable of...
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Mezzanine modules, voltage-controlled oscillators, cold-weather servo motors, and more.
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Training Drones to Avoid Obstacles at High Speeds
The faster drones fly, the more unstable they become and at high speeds, their aerodynamics can be too complicated to predict. Crashes, therefore, are a common and often spectacular occurrence....
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Automated Flight Control System for Drone Swarms
An automated system was developed that enables an operator to control a small fleet of up to 10 drones from a single ground station. The operator indicates the mission to be undertaken (for...
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Algorithm Flies Drones Faster than Human Pilots
For the first time an autonomously flying quadrotor has outperformed two human pilots in a drone race. The success is based on a novel algorithm that was developed by researchers of the...
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Reimagining Automated Test During a Pandemic
COVID-19 has challenged test and measurement companies that supply the aerospace & defense sector.
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Artillery Soldiers Test Updates to Advanced High-Tech Targeting Systems
Artillery troops are testing updates to two fire support packages while telling the Army the systems’ shortcomings and successes of the fire support systems. Advanced...
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Sony Jumps into AV Sensors, Software
The growing prominence of sensor-based driving systems is creating opportunities for electronics companies to enter the auto industry. After years of speculation about Apple launching an electric...
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USSF Awards Missile Track Custody Prototype Effort
The U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) has awarded two contracts for the Missile Track Custody Prototype effort. The effort will carry two contractors –...
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System Positions Supersonic Aircraft in Flight
NASA flight-tested a visual navigation system designed to enhance precise aerial positioning between two aircraft in supersonic flight. The Airborne Location Integrating Geospatial Navigation...
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A folded zoom lens, miniature rotary encoders, starter generator control, and more.
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AFRL Completes Golden Horde Collaborative Small Diameter Bomb Demo
The Air Force Golden Horde Vanguard program successfully completed a second flight test of its collaborative weapon technologies using four Collaborative Small Diameter...
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Cyber Risk Assessment and Scoring Model for Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Learn about a cyber risk assessment methodology tailored for small UAVs.
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Thin Explosive Films Provide Snapshot of How Detonations Start
Using thin films — no more than a few pieces of notebook paper thick — of a common explosive chemical, researchers from Sandia National Laboratories studied how small-scale...
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Conductive gaskets, an explosive atmosphere test branch, and hydraulic aircraft sealing systems.
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Tool Will Help Military Vehicles Fight Fires Using Less Harmful Chemicals
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new, interactive spreadsheet that will help the U.S. military extinguish...
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Turn Growing Complexity into Competitive Advantage Through Digitalization -- Focus of AeroTech Keynote Thursday
In this new year of 2021, there is much to look forward to, and yet we do so with guarded optimism.
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Optimizing Radiation Detection for Homeland Security, DoD
Researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) integrated an accurate and efficient model of nuclear fission into a new software suite to give users a powerful and flexible...
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Innovation Shaping the Future Battlespace
Through collaboration with industry, academia and other government organizations, the Michigan National Guard helps facilitate the development and integration of innovative technologies that fill...
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Northrop Grumman to Provide DevSecOps Capabilities for US Air Force
The U.S. Air Force has selected Northrop Grumman Corporation as one of multiple companies competing for task orders under the five-year Software Development Security...
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NASA Software Sets Stage for Future Flights
As any performer knows, it's important to rehearse, rehearse, and – when you think you're ready – rehearse some more. Similarly, before air taxis, cargo transport, and package-delivery drones...
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Modeling software, Fiber-optic adhesive, warfighter cameras, and more.
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Weapon Fire Control System
Smart Shooter increases the accuracy and lethality of small arms.
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10 Best Practices for ADAS and AV Testing
Testing for automated driver-assist systems (ADAS) has required a completely new approach to testing. The most obvious reason for this is the sheer number of sensors and actuators involved in any...
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Advantages of Smart Power Distribution Unit Design for Automotive &...
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Sesame Solar's Nanogrid Tech Promises Major Gains in Drone Endurance