Pitot tubes measure the airspeed and angle of attack (AOA) to determine the aerodynamic forces of winged UAVs. Magnetometers determine the heading of the UAV by measuring the magnetic field strength ...

The measurements from the sensors in the j th cluster is processed in a sensor-fusion algorithm to generate an estimate of the state vector denoted xj and a covariance matrix Pj. Each pair (xj, Pj) is ...

CHELMSFORD, England, July 12 (UPI) --BAE Systems scientists in England have successfully tested a laser airspeed sensor for use in next-generation high-altitude aircraft, the company announced ...

MTRI deploys multiple sensors aboard its fleet of unmanned autonomous vehicles (UAVs) to collect critical project data. Optical Cameras To enable high-resolution Structure-from-Motion photogrammetry, ...

ByBen Coxworth May 10, 2012 / New 3D sensor should help UAVs avoid fender-benders A TriDiCam camera, outfitted with the new 3D CMOS system View 3 Images 1 / 3 A TriDiCam camera, outfitted with the ...

WASHINGTON — A new wide-area motion imagery sensor could make the R1-21A Blackjack an even more powerful tool for the war fighter, allowing the small UAV to simultaneously monitor 5 square miles.

The Army will test a new multisensor system, containing bidirectional data link software, on the MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned aerial vehicle this spring. The Triclops system positions a sensor under ...

By Ben Coxworth December 06, 2011 The CICADA is a gliding unmanned air vehicle, designed to deploy sensors in enemy territory (note the pen, for scale) View 3 Images ... View gallery - 3 images ...