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Artificial Intelligence and Drones can Help Conserve Farmland Bird Species

Mechanical operations, like sowing and plowing, inadvertently destroy a huge number of ground-nests of farmland birds every spring.

15 Jul 2020

Researchers Use Drones to Calibrate the BMX Radio Telescope

At the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, cosmologists have been experimenting with a prototype radio telescope, known as the Baryon Mapping Experiment (BMX).

26 Jun 2020

New Framework to Route Delivery Drones over Ground Transit Networks

One-click purchases and instant delivery have helped fuel the growth of e-commerce, but this convenience has come at the cost of increased traffic congestion, longer commute times, and strained urban communities.

25 Jun 2020

New Drones-Based Project for Advanced Environmental Research

The new SeaBee project, funded by a NOK 60 million grant from the Research Council of Norway, is poised to help map the Norwegian coastline at a much more detailed level than ever before, while putting Norway at the forefront of drone research and monitoring infrastructure.

23 Jun 2020

New Scheme for Efficient Use of Drones in 5G Networks

Researchers from Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) collaborated with researchers at Qatar University and Texas A&M University at Qatar to develop a framework for transferring data and energy to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), enabling the efficient use of drones in 5G networks.

22 Jun 2020

New Tool to Optimize Structural Configuration for Future Drones

Soon, the U.S. Army will be able to deploy autonomous air vehicles that can change shape during flight, according to new research presented at the AIAA Aviation Forum and Exposition's virtual event June 16.

19 Jun 2020

Analyzing Drone Images to Understand How Root Crops Respond to Drought

Root crops such as potatoes, carrots, and cassava are notably good at hiding deficiencies or diseases that might impact their growth.

18 Jun 2020

Unique Outdoor System Expands Scale of Testing Swarming Drones

A unique open-air system implemented by the U.S. Army to test swarming drones boasts a capacity of over 1,500 times the volume of a normal testing facility.

12 Jun 2020

Human Muscle Signals can Pilot a Robot's Movement

CSAIL's Conduct-A-Bot system uses muscle signals to cue a drone’s movement, enabling more natural human-robot communication.

29 Apr 2020

Researchers Create Algorithms to Improve Drone-Collected Data

Drones have become a quick and relatively inexpensive way to capture on-the-ground images of geographic areas, offering valuable information to soldiers and others.

22 Apr 2020