Unmanned – Page 7 – International Defense Security & Technology

Militaries employing Micro and Nano air vehicles to support Soldiers in tactical operations on battlefield

May 23, 2023 Soldier, Unmanned Comments Off on Militaries employing Micro and Nano air vehicles to support Soldiers in tactical operations on battlefield

Large UAVs, such as Global Hawk, General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper, and predecessor MQ-1 Predator have already become indispensable to modern militaries in providing intelligence, near-real-time reconnaissance and surveillance to commanders, and offering warfighters greater battlespace awareness. They have proven effective in electronic combat support, battle damage assessment, and even in …

New materials for Soft Actuators or Artificial muscles enabling life like Soft Robots and augment Soldiers performance

May 21, 2023 Material, Unmanned Comments Off on New materials for Soft Actuators or Artificial muscles enabling life like Soft Robots and augment Soldiers performance

The emerging field of soft robotics aims to improve robot/human interactivity promising to bring robots into all aspects our daily lives, including wearable robotics, surgical robots, micromanipulation, search and rescue, and others. Soft robotics differ from traditional counterparts in some important ways: Soft robots have little or no hard internal …

Vehicle Manufacturing trends

May 18, 2023 Manufacturing, Unmanned Comments Off on Vehicle Manufacturing trends

Vehicle manufacturing has come a long way since 1908 when Henry Ford began production of the Model T automobile using a mass production assembly line.

DARPA ALIAS fly-by-wire kit turns commercial Helicopters and Aircrafts into Unmanned Drones with autonomous landing

May 17, 2023 AI & IT, Air Force, Unmanned Comments Off on DARPA ALIAS fly-by-wire kit turns commercial Helicopters and Aircrafts into Unmanned Drones with autonomous landing

Military aircraft today have evolved over a period of decades to have ever more automated capabilities, improving mission success and safety. At the same time, these aircraft still present challenging and complex interfaces to operators, and despite demanding training regimens, operators can experience extreme workload during emergencies and other unexpected …

Connected Vehicles and V2X Vehicle to everything technology

May 17, 2023 Comm. & NW, Unmanned Comments Off on Connected Vehicles and V2X Vehicle to everything technology

Today 1.35M people die each year in automobile crashes globally; 38,000 in the U.S. alone, the equivalent of two 747s crashing in mid-air every single week. Counterintuitively, despite the COVID-19 pandemic leading to fewer drivers on the roads and a significant reduction in the number of miles driven, the latest …

Counter drone swarm technologies, required as drone swarms being employed for surveillance and delivering weaponized explosives

May 16, 2023 Threats, Unmanned, Weapons Comments Off on Counter drone swarm technologies, required as drone swarms being employed for surveillance and delivering weaponized explosives

Criminals have been using drones in a variety of ways. They use them to prepare house break-ins, observe larger targets, spot security gaps, and determine security guard patterns. Militant organizations have started employing drones to further their terrorism. The small drones such as a quadcopter or model airplane are readily …

DARPA AIR

May 14, 2023 AI & IT, Unmanned Comments Off on DARPA AIR

Many of the outstanding challenges to the development and deployment of tactical autonomy are related to operations in the real world. Through AIR, DARPA is looking to prioritize fully integrated sensors, scalability and adaptability in the face of “open-world problems,” as well as deceptive effects and the learning of predictive models …

Airforce develop Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Systems to meet challenges of Cyber-Attacks, Anti-Access/Area-Denial (A2SD) actions and Space Threats

May 7, 2023 AI & IT, Air Force, Unmanned Comments Off on Airforce develop Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Systems to meet challenges of Cyber-Attacks, Anti-Access/Area-Denial (A2SD) actions and Space Threats

The current Armed drones like Predators and Reapers are essentially remote controlled that is they involve human operators remotely controlling the vehicle with the assistance of fairly low levels of automation for some functions (e.g., the operator specifies waypoints to be followed by the platform). Systems like these have proved …

Urban Air Mobility, using eVTOL vehicles technologies taking off

April 26, 2023 Air Force, Technology, Unmanned Comments Off on Urban Air Mobility, using eVTOL vehicles technologies taking off

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has estimated that the number of passengers traveling by aircraft could double to 8.2 billion by 2037. According to the UN, 68% of the population is expected to live in urban areas by 2050. The growing number of vehicles in urban areas has resulted …

Multi-Robot Collaborative Localization

April 19, 2023 AI & IT, Unmanned Comments Off on Multi-Robot Collaborative Localization

Humanitarian Crisis scenarios occur frequently and they typically require immediate rescue intervention. In many cases, the scene conditions may be prohibitive for the human rescuers to provide instant aid, as they have to act within hazardous conditions, like collapsed buildings, air-poisoned, or radioactive environments. Many organizations and research teams are …