Sentences with phrase «small flying vehicles»

A new wing design for small flying vehicles takes inspiration from bats to improve flight efficiency

By exploring how creatures in nature are able to fly by flapping their wings, Virginia Tech researchers hope to apply that knowledge toward designing small flying vehicles known as «micro air vehicles» with flapping wings.

«Bats inspire «micro air vehicle» designs: Small flying vehicles, complete with flapping wings, may now be designed.»

Not exact matches

The aircraft is designed to fly to remote forward bases to resupply soldiers and evacuate casualties — at a cost per vehicle of «less than a small helicopter,» according to a Lockheed Martin official.

In the case of Blue Origin, the company's smallest vehicle can be used to practice flying and landing techniques that can then be applied to larger rockets that can launch satellites, Bezos said.

Engineers at the University of Florida are building small autonomous vehicles that fly into and under hurricanes to provide real time data.

Small, silent, and energy - efficient, the researchers say bat takeoffs could inspire autonomous military micro-air vehicles and flying robots.

The existing criteria will continue on for 2013, but vehicles that pass the small overlap test with flying colors will be recognized.

While we have yet to see fully automated, flying vehicles, we are starting to see small doses of automation with Lane Departure and Crash Detection systems becoming more and more prevalent in new vehicles.

The use of small autonomous flying vehicles — model airplanes to hobbyists — is revolutionizing the field of conservation, enabling researchers to track wildlife, monitor for poachers, and survey inaccessible...

A single truck and trailer that jackknifes out of control can crush many other smaller vehicles or send them flying into other lanes of traffic and nearby obstacles.

Even as drones get more sophisticated, cheaper, and smaller, there isn't an easy answer beyond the fact that unmanned aerial vehicles are cool gadgets and fun to fly — granted, where and when the Federal Aviation Administration deems it legal to do so.

Know Before You Fly is an education campaign founded by the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI), the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA), and the Small UAV Coalition in partnership with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to educate prospective users about the safe and responsible operation of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).