AUTONOMY AND MANUFACTURING

Raytheon recently released a new, immersive military training product – The Synthetic Training Environment Soldier Virtual Trainer, or STE SVT – which uses virtual reality to train squads of soldiers in multiple scenarios. The platform Read More

Researchers at MIT have developed a system that can sense tiny changes in shadows on the ground that could help autonomous vehicles determine if there’s a moving object coming around the corner. Successful experiments have Read More

Researchers at MIT have developed a trajectory-planning model that helps drones safely fly at high speeds through previously unexplored areas. The model – named “FASTER” – estimates the quickest possible path from a starting point Read More

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is currently investigating a number of aspects of electric vehicle (EV) technology. One area examines the requirements and feasibility of wireless electric vehicle (EV) charging that would aid in realizing Read More

Researchers at the University of Vermont’s Spatial Analysis Laboratory (SAL) have joined the Federal Aviation Administration’s Alliance for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence (ASSURE) to aid in setting guidelines for the safe use Read More

The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently announced a third wireless research platform to be located in North Carolina’s Research Triangle. The $24 million grant over five years – Aerial Experimentation and Research Platform for Advanced Read More

Ford Motor Company is working on methods of keeping self-driving vehicles free on insects, as they pose a significant challenge to self-driving cars as they can seriously interfere with the sensors’ ability to deliver reliable Read More