Weekend Roundup: July 17, 2020
This Week in the Unmanned Systems and Robotics World.
Digital Harvest donates UAS to Blue Mountain Community College
Digital Harvest, known for using remote sensing and data science techniques to solve large scale problems in agriculture, has donated four UAS and associated equipment to Blue Mountain Community College (BMCC) in Pendleton, Oregon.
Jay Merkle and Brian Wynne provide debrief following Episode I of FAA UAS Symposium – Remotely Piloted Edition
Episode I of the 5th Annual FAA UAS Symposium - Remotely Piloted Edition is officially in the books.
TOMORROW: AUVSI and FAA to Hold Media Availability at FAA UAS Symposium – Remotely Piloted Edition, July 9
For Immediate Release: July 8, 2020FAA Contact: Marcia Alexander-Adams; Email: marcia.adams@faa.gov; Phone: 202-215-5562Tammy Jones; Email: Tammy.L.Jones@faa.gov; Phone: 202-230-6088 AUVSI Contact: Michael Robbins; Email: mrobbins@auvsi.org; Phone: 571-775-5916 ***Media Advisory*** TOMORROW: AUVSI and FAA to Hold Media Availability at FAA UAS Symposium – Remotely Piloted Edition, July 9 ARLINGTON, Va. –The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)... Continue reading
FAA selects team to develop and test new integrated Contingency Management Platform at New York UAS Test Site
The FAA has selected five commercial companies to be a part of a team that will be responsible for developing and testing a new integrated Contingency Management Platform (CMP) at the New York UAS Test Site at Griffiss International Airport in Rome, New York.
AUVSI and FAA to Hold Media Availability at FAA UAS Symposium – Remotely Piloted Edition, July 9
For Immediate Release: July 2, 2020FAA Contact: Marcia Alexander-Adams; Email: marcia.adams@faa.gov; Phone: 202-215-5562Tammy Jones; Email: Tammy.L.Jones@faa.gov; Phone: 202-230-6088AUVSI Contact: Michael Robbins; Email: mrobbins@auvsi.org; Phone: 571-775-5916 ***Media Advisory***AUVSI and FAA to Hold Media Availability at FAA UAS Symposium – Remotely Piloted Edition, July 9 ARLINGTON, Va. –The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will hold a... Continue reading
PRICE Systems helps eVTOL aircraft innovators convert the concept of affordably flying
For electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft to become a regular part of society, it will be important to realize large economy of scale, there must be enough demand to achieve the critical mass of adoption, and the public must be accepting of the technology, according to Dr. Nate Sirirojvisuth, senior cost research analyst at cost estimating company PRICE Systems.
UC Riverside engineers awarded grant to develop new generation of GPUs for autonomous systems
The National Science Foundation has awarded three University of California, Riverside (UC Riverside) engineers a $1.2 million grant to develop a new generation of energy-efficient, energy-elastic, and real-time-aware Graphics processing units (GPUs) that can be used in resource-constrained environments such as emerging embedded and autonomous systems, including UAS and autonomous vehicles.
Mobile Power Solutions Announces AS9100D & ISO 9001:2015 Certification
Mobile Power Solutions Announces AS9100D & ISO 9001:2015 Certification Battery technology center is further certified to manufacture and test batteries for complex aviation, space and defense projects BEAVERTON, Ore., June 25, 2020 – Mobile Power Solutions, a leading battery testing/certification lab and battery pack assembler, today announced it earned AS9100D/ISO 9001:2015 certification. ISO 9001:2015 is... Continue reading
Mississippi State University’s Raspet Flight Research Laboratory designated as the FAA’s UAS Safety Research Facility
Mississippi State University’s (MSU) Raspet Flight Research Laboratory has been designated as the FAA’s UAS Safety Research Facility.
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