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Meet the IPP Sites: Memphis airport authority looks to show how UAS can benefit airports, manned aircraft
The Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority (MSCAA) will spend the next three years conducting a variety of UAS operations across Memphis under the UAS Integration Pilot Program.
The only lead applicant selected for the program that is an airport, MSCAA is especially interested in the benefits that drones can offer airports, and ironically enough, manned aircraft.
Airports are increasingly looking to integrate UAS into their operations, which is something that MSCAA’s President and CEO, Scott Brockman, is also looking to do.
Hundreds of teams from around the globe go robot to robot in 2018 RoboNation competitions
Three hundred and fifty teams. Forty-four countries. Seven competitions. One community.
After spending an entire year or more working tirelessly to create robotic vehicles, teams from all over the world attempted one or more of the seven competitions sponsored by RoboNation, the new name of the former AUVSI Foundation. Not only were these students in school while they worked on their projects, many had jobs and internships, on top of finding the time and resources to build a successful system.
Meet the IPP Sites: City of San Diego pursues several diverse UAS applications
The city of San Diego is one of 10 jurisdictions selected to participate in the U.S. Department of Transportation’s UAS Integration Pilot Program, and one of two municipalities selected in the final group of 10.
The city’s Office of Homeland Security was the lead program applicant, with support from the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation (EDC) and approximately 20 partner organizations representing business and government throughout the region.
Delta Regional Authority awards ULM professor $90,000 grant to teach people how to operate UAS
In an effort to meet the growing demand of using UAS for commercial and practical applications, the Delta Regional Authority (DRA) has created the program, “Workforce Development: Training the Trainer Using Unmanned Aerial Systems.”
Through the program, DRA recently awarded a $90,000 grant to Sean Chenoweth, associate professor of geosciences at the University of Louisiana Monroe (ULM), to teach people in northeast Louisiana how to operate a UAS. Once those people are trained UAS operators, they can go out and train others.
Meet the IPP sites: Choctaw Nation to use partners, diverse landscape to push for UAS integration
When Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao announced the winners of the DOT’s UAS Integration Pilot Program in May, the first team announced was the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.
That effort involves a technology-minded Native American tribe, a multi-billion business incubator, a demonstration farm and a 45,000-acre ranch, as well as nearly a dozen partners interested in pushing the envelope for drone flights at night, package delivery and flights over people.
James Grimsley, founder of DII LLC, a family of technology companies (and a former AUVSI Member of the Year), says the Choctaw Nation contacted him about two years ago to discuss a strategy of getting into aviation, which is a strong point for Oklahoma.
UAVOS completes first stage of flight tests of HAPS ApusDuo UAS
UAVOS Inc. recently completed the first stage of flight tests of the 10-meter prototype of the High Altitude Pseudo Satellite (HAPS) ApusDuo UAS.
HAPS ApusDuo was manufactured as part of the development program of the ApusDuo solar aircraft.
The prototype was made for testing control algorithms such as take-off and landing and full-scale verification of HAPS aerodynamics.
UAVOS says that test flights “fully confirmed” the flight characteristics of the UAS.
Video footage of the flight tests can be seen below:
Meet the IPP Sites: Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership to spearhead Virginia's work for IPP project
A White House and FAA initiative, the UAS Integration Pilot Program involves 10 locations that will use unmanned aircraft in a wide variety of ways. AUVSI is writing a series of profiles on the locations.
Anderson named to manage Army UAS Project Office
Col. Joseph "Scott" Anderson has been named to manage the Program Executive Office for U.S.
Lockheed Martin and KAUST to collaborate on UAS research
Lockheed Martin recently signed its first international Master Research Agreement with King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Thuwal, Saudi Arabia.
Additionally, Lockheed Martin and KAUST announced their initial collaboration in the field of flexible electronics. This collaboration will include the integration of KAUST developed flexible solar cells on fixed-wing UAS to enhance their operational endurance, and support applications across a variety of sectors.
“Lockheed Martin is proud to help play a defining role in promoting the Kingdom's thriving R&D efforts as a committed partner to KAUST,” says Lockheed Martin Chief Technology Officer Keoki Jackson.
