DARPA Video Shows Its New Drone Flying At 45 MPH Inside Warehouse
- 8 years ago
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency recently completed a test of a mini drone that can navigate tight spaces and collect data autonomously.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, recently began the data collection phase of next-generation unmanned aerial vehicles or UAVs.
Successful tests conducted in a Massachusetts hangar were part of DARPA's Fast Lightweight Autonomy (FLA) program, an initiative aimed at creating a series of drones that can effectively fly through space-constrained environments--at up to 45 miles per hour.
Other goals of the project include various forms of advanced data collection, the ability to see objects, and navigate around such objects at slow speeds without the help of a human behind the remote control.
Mark Micire, DARPA program manag
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, recently began the data collection phase of next-generation unmanned aerial vehicles or UAVs.
Successful tests conducted in a Massachusetts hangar were part of DARPA's Fast Lightweight Autonomy (FLA) program, an initiative aimed at creating a series of drones that can effectively fly through space-constrained environments--at up to 45 miles per hour.
Other goals of the project include various forms of advanced data collection, the ability to see objects, and navigate around such objects at slow speeds without the help of a human behind the remote control.
Mark Micire, DARPA program manag