A drone taking off from Örnsköldsvik Airport. Credit: SLICE A three-year research project at Mid Sweden University has made several advancements in creating the airport of the future with safe and cost-effective solutions, including autonomous measurements of the runway surface as well as more opportunities to monitor vehicles and drones at airports. “We have had […]
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Virtual sensors help aerial vehicles stay aloft when rotors fail
Chung’s group used a model of its Autonomous Flying Ambulance to test its NFFT control method. Credit: California Institute of Technology No crystal ball is needed to envision a future that engineers have in mind, one in which air taxis and other flying vehicles ferry passengers between urban locations, avoiding the growing gridlock on the […]