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Safe50: Near Earth and NASA Take a Step Towards BVLOS Flight

June 9, 2016 by Miriam McNabb Leave a Comment

Near Earth Autonomy has won a NASA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award to develop Safe50, a software module for drones to guide them safely through the first and last 50 feet of the take-off and landing phases. The software is designed to allow safe drone operation in cluttered environments, without the use of GPS. "The complexity is in the last or the first … [Read more...] about Safe50: Near Earth and NASA Take a Step Towards BVLOS Flight

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