New Drone-Safety Initiative Could be Key to Unlocking the National Airspace
Research currently being conducted at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s College of Aviation could play a major role in expanding restrictions on small Unmanned Aircraft Systems…
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Low-Altitude Flight to Help Eagles Predict Monsoons
To better predict damaging, destructive thunderstorms associated with monsoons in Arizona, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University researchers are deploying drones and a manned airplane,…
Posted In: Applied Science | Research | Unmanned Systems
Faculty Conduct Remote Drone Operation in Oregon
The goal of fully integrating unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) or "drones" into the national airspace system is still a long way off, but four members of the Embry-Riddle Worldwide Campus…
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Eagles Build Drone, Win Third Overall at International Competition
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University students scored big at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics’ (AIAA) Design, Build, Fly competition, which pits university…
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Worldwide Campus Leads Drone Research, Passes Flight Milestone
Worldwide Campus researchers recently partnered with marine biologists at Starry Hill Observatory in Eatonville, Washington, to lead tests measuring the noise impacts of ten different…
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Eagle Researchers Work to Improve Drone Awareness for Airspace and Aircraft Security
With more and more drones in flight each year and more and more sightings of drones intruding into airspace occupied by manned aircraft, a team of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University…
Posted In: Aviation | Computers and Technology | Security Intelligence and Safety | Unmanned Systems
Birds vs. Planes: Embry-Riddle Students Conduct Study of Aircraft Wildlife Strikes
As an instructor at the Brazilian Air Force Academy, Flavio Antonio Coimbra Mendonça was flying in formation when one of his colleagues experienced a bird strike to the leading…
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Honeywell, Embry-Riddle Partner to Produce Air Taxi Innovators
As Honeywell partners with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University to design air taxis and help shape the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) industry, students are benefitting from hands-on research…
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Worldwide College of Aeronautics Instructor Highlights Augmented Reality Pros and Cons in Rotor Drone Pro Article
Military pilots have been using augmented reality (AR) systems to enhance their situational awareness since World War II. Heads-Up Displays (HUDs) allow the pilot to see vital information…
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Preventing Autonomous Vehicle Crashes: Eagle Researchers Search for Solutions
Embry-Riddle researchers are working on a solution to a significant safety problem involving semi-autonomous vehicles after crashes occurred when the vehicles did not detect firetrucks…
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Eagle Researchers Receive FAA Grants to Assure Drone Safety
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University researchers received four Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grants this month to assess risks and help develop safety protocols for unmanned…
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Kidney Donor, Google Scholar Chases Goals from Germany to Outer Space
Once you’ve donated a kidney, other problems in life seem just a little bit smaller.
That’s how it was for Tunesha Griffith, anyway, a sophomore at Embry-Riddle’s…
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Robotics Students Show Off Latest Autonomous Boat at Drone Demonstration
In lieu of attending the biennial Maritime RobotX Challenge, which was set to take place in Honolulu this past December but was canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Engineering students…
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Worldwide College of Aeronautics Scientists Study Threats to Hemp Crops in Central Oregon
Solving the real-world problems of farmers takes more than technology. In this latest feature story, Worldwide College of Aeronautics Scientists, Dr. Joe Cerreta and Dr. Scott Burgess…
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Laser Battle: Drone Mapping vs. Terrestrial Laser Scanners
Can Drones be a better alternative than the FARO laser scanner? Beyond their proven accuracy relative to their ground-based competitors, Dr. Joseph Cerreta, Researcher with Worldwide's…
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