OSU's Flying Fiber experiment used UAS to measure air temperatures around wind turbines to determine the effects on micrometeorology. Photos: Oregon State University

by Scott Kesselman

Oregon State University has formed the Autonomous Systems Research Group to organize and expand work on unmanned ground, air, and maritime systems and sensing and imaging technologies.



The group will organize work on campus, conduct public outreach, and establish industry and government partners.



“Advanced aerial, terrestrial and marine systems are all being developed with highly sophisticated technologies for a wide variety of uses,” says Ronald Adams, interim vice president for research at the university. “Membership in this research group will be open to all researchers interested in advancing and applying these technologies.”



Important goals of the newly founded group include supporting Oregon’s selection as a Federal Aviation Administration-approved test site and to help the university obtain certificates of authorization for research flights.




"We are excited about supporting the UAS industry through Oregon State University's involvement in the Pan Pacific Test Ranges and through our diverse research interests in robotics, precision agricultural, forestry, earth/ocean/atmospheric sciences, geomatics, geology and many other applications of unmanned systems that operate in the air, on land, and in the ocean," says Ann Schmierer, co-chair of the research group in an email to AUVSI.

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