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University of Vermont to Join FAA's ASSURE Consortium
October 4, 2019 - UVM Will Conduct Research to Help Agency Develop Policy for Safe Use of Drones During Disasters and Times of Crisis. As the popularity and usage of unmanned aerial systems (UAS), commonly referred to ...
Appropriation Announced for FAA's UAS Center of Excellence for UAS Research
September 24, 2019 - With $12 million heading its way, the Federal Aviation Center of Excellence for Unmanned Aerial Systems Research will continue to work with FAA institutions on drone safety and regulation. Appropriations ...
Luxion and ASSURE UAS Research Featured on Defense and Aerospace Podcast
August 16, 2019 - Director of ASSURE, Steve, 'Lux,' Luxion joins the Defense and Aerospace Report Podcast to discuss the recent new UAS report about drones, collisions and safety.Listen to the ...
ASSURE Research Partner, UAH Reveals Drone-Person Collision Research to Make Drones Safer
August 15, 2019 - University of Alabama at Huntsville researchers released their findings Wednesday about how drones can be made safer in case they collide with people. Much like how cars are tested, UAH led four other ...
ASSURE Announces Results of Phase II Ground Collision Study
August 15, 2019 - What could happen if a drone hit a person on the ground? What are the risks of serious injury from flying small unmanned aircraft over people, and are we doing everything we can to reduce those risks? Through ...
ASSURE Partner Sinclair Receives NSF Grant of Over $545,000 to Support UAS Focused Tech Entrepreneurship
August 5, 2019 - The National Science Foundation is giving a half-a-million dollar grant to Sinclair Community College to expand their drone program. The grant will do three things for the community. Create a 1-year ...
Kansas State Polytechnic Launches Partnership with Simlat to Provide Beyond Visual-Line-of-Sight Training Curriculum
July 31, 2019 - The Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus Applied Aviation Research Center has partnered with Simlat, an unmanned aircraft systems simulation company, to provide beyond visual line of sight simulator ...
ASSURE Research Partner NMSU Conducts Unmanned Aircraft Systems Tests for FAA
July 29, 2019 - With increased popularity and usage of unmanned aerial systems, commonly referred to as drones, keeping the skies safe is critical. New Mexico State University is part of a team conducting testing to help ....png)
Soaring Eagle Imaging Performs 51 Mile BVLOS Utility Inspection in 6 Hours Using Censys Technologies Sentaero v2VTOL
July 24, 2019 - Hurricane Barry made landfall in Louisiana on the afternoon of July 13th, 2019. Critical infrastructure that keeps the lights on near Baton Rouge needed inspection in the aftermath. With 25.5 miles of ...