Aerospace and Defense Technology--Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Innovations

This issue of the Aerospace and Defense Technology TechVision Opportunity Engine (TOE) focuses on innovations in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). These cutting edge developments include unmanned supply aircraft to supply troops under fire, UAVs capable of vertical take-off, and a UAV designed to capture hostile aerial drones.

Aerospace and Defense TOE delves into the technologies and applications that shape both commercial and military aviation and space exploration, ranging from engine design to the latest avionics systems. The defense portion of the publication explores the many facets of 21st century military technologies, such as UAV improvements, and cutting edge battlefield medical treatment.

The need for low power, smaller, lighter sensors with enhanced performance attributes and minimal false alarms is driving innovations in the sensors space. The Sensors and Control cluster covers innovations pertaining to technologies such as wireless sensors and networks, energy harvesting, haptics and touch, MEMS and nanosensors, Terahertz, ubiquitous/smart sensors, CBRNE, quantified-self, sensor fusion, M2M communications, and drones.

Keywords: Unmanned aerial vehicles, drone, VTOL (vertical take off), smart airports, ISR (intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance)