Researchers recorded the sounds drones make with chipped or cracked propellers and failing motors. Their aim is to let a ground station flag a drone as unairworthy before takeoff. Engineers at the University of Cincinnati are using sound to help NASA detect damaged drone motors and propellers before a crash occurs. Prissha Chawla, a doctoral student in the UC College of … [Read more...] about University of Cincinnati Engineers Use Sound to Detect Drone Damage for NASA
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Drone Nose? Japanese Researchers Develop New Hydrogel To Combine Bug Antennae with Drones
This article published in collaboration with JUIDA, the Japan UAS Industrial Development Association. Shinshu University and Chiba University researchers kept a silkworm moth antenna sensor above 92% of its initial signal after seven hours. They also showed a small drone moving forward when the antenna detected an odor. A research group from Shinshu … [Read more...] about Drone Nose? Japanese Researchers Develop New Hydrogel To Combine Bug Antennae with Drones
Smarter Drone Searches May Require Less Replanning, Not More
New research finds that autonomous vehicles can gain most of the benefits of adaptive route planning with only a few course corrections For an autonomous drone searching for a missing person, new information can change the mission. An image or sensor reading may suggest that the aircraft should search somewhere else. But how often does the drone need to reconsider its … [Read more...] about Smarter Drone Searches May Require Less Replanning, Not More
FAA Awards $12 Million for Drone Research and Testing
Funding supports 19 projects focused on detect-and-avoid, BVLOS communications, drone traffic management, identity verification and other technologies for UAS integration The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded $12 million for 19 drone research and testing projects. The projects aim to support the safe expansion of drone operations in the National Airspace System … [Read more...] about FAA Awards $12 Million for Drone Research and Testing
UAF Ice Tower Gives ACUASI a Controlled Testbed for Drone Icing Research
The Supercooled Water Experimental Arctic Tower creates calibrated icing conditions so researchers and students can study how ice buildup affects drone lift, control and performance. The Alaska Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration (ACUASI) at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute conducts drone icing research in a purpose-built ice tower. … [Read more...] about UAF Ice Tower Gives ACUASI a Controlled Testbed for Drone Icing Research
