Cyber protection for UAVs

A Florida-based team has developed technology that can detect and neutralise cyberattacks on UAVs in real time and, crucially, allow the craft to finish its mission.
The Side-channel analysis-based multimodal Holistic Intrusion Evaluation...

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AI

There are many different types of AI framework, from convolutional neural networks used for deep learning to transformers that are used for large language models and, increasingly, for vision processing...

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Gimbals

Whether you’re a customer, a systems integrator or a manufacturer, gimbals are a hard product to get right. These tightly-integrated systems are designed at the confluence of multiple different technologies, including cameras...

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Securing GNSS with AI

Researchers in China have developed a lightweight module to secure global navigation satellite system (GNSS) signals used in existing UAV autopilots. Civilian UAVs rely on unencrypted GNSS navigation, making them easy prey...

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Improving the urban canyon

Researchers in Norway have combined three techniques to improve the accuracy of GNSS signals for driverless cars in cities. Phase-only positioning can overcome the issues of the urban canyon that make data from GNSSs such as GPS or Galileo...

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Cooperative lifting

A new algorithm allows multiple quadcopters to work together to control and transport heavy payloads, even in windy conditions. The algorithm is suitable for reaching and maintaining hard-to-reach infrastructure, such as offshore...

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Landing a UAV on a ship

A new algorithm can help quadrotor UAVs land on a moving ship more efficiently. A research team led by Tao Song, professor at the School of Aerospace Engineering at Beijing Institute of Technology, has developed a fixed-time control...

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First VNX+ development chassis

Elma Electronic has developed the industry’s first development chassis for VNX+ (VITA 90) modules. The VNX+ (VITA90) standard defines the form factor and interconnects for small modules for UAVs that can be launched from a tube...

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Octopus inspires underwater drive

Researchers in the US have developed an underwater propulsion system based on the way an octopus moves. The research team at the University of Iowa outfitted the wings of an underwater hydrofoil with a series of coiled spires that...

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Power controller for space

Infineon Technologies has developed industry’s first radiation-hardened (rad-hard) buck controller with an integrated gate drive for space systems. The RIC70847 is designed for point-of-load power rails in commercial space systems...

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