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- Flapless planes in the sky
- Several universities in the UK have teamed up with BAE Systems to build a remote-controlled plane which has no wing flaps and no pilot, according to the University of Leicester. Two prototypes of such flapless 'fluidic' planes have already been taken their first flights. And the 5-year FLAVIIR project (flapless...
- Tags: University of Leicester, unmanned air vehicle
- Blog posts 2006-03-23
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- A different 'spin' on flying cars
- A company in Australia is developing a flight technology that allows for compact Vertical Take-Off and Landing VTOL using a type of fan system to move air that is commonly found in central heating/cooling systems. [caption id="attachment_1525" align="alignleft" width="245" caption="Entecho's Hoverpod"][/caption] Entecho is using...
- Tags: Car, Joystick, Skirt, Entecho Hoverpod, Chris Jablonski
- Blog posts 2009-05-04
- (Photos: Terrafugia's flying car flies)
- (Photos: Terrafugia's flying car flies)Terrafugia?I'm geeky enough to appreciate the latin, but that name sucks. It's too geeky even for a geek.This is pretty cool, but there is no way I'd subject it to road driving with the morons I dodge on a daily basis. Can you imagine the...
- Tags: Terrafugia, car, car fly, photograph
- Discussion threads 2009-03-19
- (Photos: Bat plane to spy for U.S. Army)
- (Photos: Bat plane to spy for U.S. Army)Cool movie toy!!Looks like a gadget right out of a Batman movie. Am interested in how silent and power efficient this is going to be. You would think UAVs are a better choice.RE: (Photos: Bat plane to spy for U.S. Army)10 Million, ME!...
- Tags: Robots, robot, U.S. Army, Berkeley, photograph
- Discussion threads 2008-03-14
- Military robots from 2007 to 2032
- A new report from the U.S. Department of Defense DoD looks at the future of military's unmanned systems over the next 25 years. This 188-page report covers air-, land- and sea-based unmanned technology from 2007 to 2032. The long document notes that drone aircraft and ground-based robots have already proved...
- Tags: Adobe PDF, Robot, U.S. Department Of Defense, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2007-12-24
- A flying fish or a seaplane?
- University of Michigan engineers have developed a new unmanned aerial vehicle UAV after looking at real flying fish. Like the fish, this seaplane takes off and lands on water. The 7-foot wingspan electric UAV has been funded by the DOD's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DARPA and designed as 'an...
- Tags: University Of Michigan, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, Aerospace & Defense, GPS, Manufacturing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2007-12-06
- IT success: CA fire-fighting infrastructure
- As fires continue to rage in Southern California, emergency responders and local residents alike are supported by rapidly-deployed IT systems. Government Computer News reports on the important role IT infrastructure plays in helping fire-fighting and communications: 1. Website bandwith...
- Tags: Bandwidth, NASA, Agency, Information Technology, Computer Associates International Inc., Satellite, Cal Fire, Resource Ordering System, Incinet Application, CAD, Advertising & Promotion, Network Technology, Software, Marketing, Networking, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2007-10-25
- Photos: Unmanned vehicles take to air, land and sea
- Unmanned vehicles allow military, researchers to explore dangerous areas without putting people in harm's way.Sleek robotic aircraft may have been the scene-stealers at this year''s Association for Unmanned Vehicles International AUVSI show, but land vehicles are also playing an important role in military operations. This ruggedized PackBot, made by iRobot,...
- Tags: photograph, Unmanned Vehicle, helicopter, catapult, aircraft, iRobot Corp., BAE Systems Plc., Northrop Grumman Corp., researcher, MLB, zoom, Lockheed Martin Corp., U.S. Army, complement, camera, Mountain View, Iraq, robot, display, monitoring, government, image, Sony Corp., pho
- Image galleries 2007-08-09
- A drone as wide as a Boeing 737
- According to a short report by AFP, Israel is developing a killer robot plane. This drone is designed for long-range operations -- more than 50 hours and several thousand miles -- while weighing 4 tons during takeoff. This unmanned combat aerial vehicle UCAV, dubbed Eitan Steadfast will have a wing...
- Tags: Defense &, Security, Space &, Aerospace, Robotics, Engineering &, Innovation, span, Eitan, Heron UAV
- Blog posts 2007-01-12
- New tricks in automated image analysis
- Using software to analyze images is not new. In fact, its almost a mature technology. But there are still issues to solve, especially when you need to analyze images in real time. In this article, Advanced Imaging Magazine looks at three particular industry segments which are using these technologies: geosciences,...
- Tags: image analysis, analysis, Octec Ltd., Engineering &, Innovation, Science &, Nature, Health &, Medicine, Defense &, Security, Space &, Aerospace
- Blog posts 2006-12-12
- Images: UK flies with unmanned stealth plane
- BAE Systems was awarded a contract to develop the unmanned Taranis air vehicle for the UK armed forces.
- Tags: U.K., stealth, BAE Systems Plc.
- Image galleries 2006-12-12
- MIT's smart flying drones
- As recent events have shown, military forces around the world are more and more relying on small unmanned aerial vehicles UAVs for surveillance missions. But these UAVs usually need many skilled operators to control them. Now, the Boston Globe reports that a new MIT air force is ready for help....
- Tags: Defense &, Security, Space &, Aerospace, Robotics, Computers &, Internet, Engineering &, Innovation
- Blog posts 2006-11-21
- High-tech for border security
- The short term plan for border security involves the National Guard. But for the long term, the Bush Administration expects to turn to some old friends with some expensive toys. The New York Times reports it will be the big defense contractors deploying technology similar to that used in Afghanistan...
- Tags: border security
- Blog posts 2006-05-18
- U.S. patrols border with unmanned plane
- With huge protests in Los Angeles and around the country yesterday, stepped up immigration controls, California's Minutemen patrols and a proposal to build triple-fenced, militarized security zone stretching from San Ysidro to the Otay border—immigration issues are hot topics these days. The US Border Patrol has added another weapon into...
- Tags: UAV
- Blog posts 2006-03-27
- Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight X-45 A UCAV model (Windows)
- This is a custom model of the x-45 A unmanned air combat vehicle. This is one of the first unmanned combat vehicles to perform up to military standards in testing.
- Tags: Vehicle, Kazunori Ito, Microsoft Windows, Quality, Operating Systems, Software, Business Operations
- Software downloads 2004-06-25
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