Partnerships boost drone research
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Drone integration efforts lead to industry first , articleVirginia Tech researchers helped conduct the first ever demonstration and validation of a Remote Identification-based detect and avoid system for drone versus drone encounters.
Date: 09/24/2024 -
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FAA approves Virginia Tech’s updated test method for drones to fly over people , articleA new means of compliance developed by Virginia Tech's Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership allows the use of parachutes when assessing potential failure modes.
Date: 04/12/2024 -
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Drone workshop for educators takes flight at Virginia Tech , articleCommunity college faculty, high school teachers, and Extension agents from across Virginia took their experience with unmanned aircraft systems to new heights during the second year of a summer program.
Date: 06/20/2023 -
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Four undergraduate students awarded 2023 Goldwater Scholarships , articleThe students, representing both the College of Science and the College of Engineering, are among 413 college students from across the United States receiving the prestigious scholarship.
Date: 05/19/2023 -
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Traditional procedures supporting the next generation of aviation , articleVirginia Tech's drone test site teamed up with three companies to demonstrate that procedures that routinely guide planes safely to airports can be adapted for uncrewed aircraft, too.
Date: 02/27/2023 -
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Virginia Tech invited to join international drone research alliance , articleThe university will bring its strong history of leadership in autonomous systems to the Federal Aviation Administration's Alliance for System Safety of UAS Through Research Excellence, whose work guides national drone integration policy.
Date: 12/13/2022 -
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First drone passes Virginia Tech’s test for safe flights over people under FAA rule , articleThe approval is the latest win in the long collaboration between Virginia Tech's drone test site and the College of Engineering to investigate the risks of drone-human impacts.
Date: 11/04/2022 -
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Large-scale research effort on drone traffic management will answer a critical need in a growing industry , articleA major federal contract for drone traffic management research signals Virginia Tech's leadership in research that's essential for drone integration to move forward.
Date: 08/17/2022 -
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Summer camp students build drones, explore STEM careers , articleA weeklong program of drone-themed activities gave underserved middle school students new engineering skills and a window into what the future could look like – for technology and for their own careers.
Date: 08/05/2022 -
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A drone that can avoid obstacles helped win a sweeping new approval for aerial inspections of power facilities , articleA research group at Virginia Tech helped Dominion Energy make the case to the Federal Aviation Administration that drones could safely be flown beyond visual line of sight.
Date: 07/06/2022 -
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Meet the interns who have kept the drone park humming , articleThe Virginia Tech Drone Park is a place to fly, a testbed for new technology, and a hands-on laboratory where students of all ages discover the world of autonomous aircraft. It does all that thanks to the talented undergraduates who work there.
Date: 05/25/2022 -
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U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine hears about regional effort to create next-generation transportation hub , articleKaine visited the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute to learn more about a university-led effort to create the most advanced real-world test environments for automated vehicles and delivery technologies.
Date: 04/22/2022
