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in this computer-generated image, a UAV flies over a forest and road in pursuit of a vehicle.

Virtual environments provide a way to develop autonomous UAV technology

September 20, 2019
WaveSense ground penetrating radar tech comes out of MIT’s Lincoln Laboratory, a defense R&D center, and was first deployed to help troops navigate in Afghanistan in 2013.
In the Media

Self-driving cars should look down, not just ahead

August 20, 2018
Wired
Students in the Beaver Works Summer Institute’s Autonomous RACECAR course follow their cars during the program’s final race. Photo: Glen Cooper

Student engineers wrap up transformative summer program

August 9, 2018
Students sitting around tables discuss the upcoming race surrounded by laptops. Two RC cars are stationed on the floor.

High school students get ready for Beaver Works Summer Institute

July 29, 2018
Students from the unmanned aerial vehicle course race their quadcopter through the obstacle course.

Summer program inspires a new generation of engineers

September 29, 2017
The race course for the Obstacles Trial. The three obstacles (from left) were a pillar, a hoop, and a gate. The flags indicate the required path that the drone must fly through while the black squares are Augmented Reality Codes for drones to detect.
In the Media

Guest View: Dartmouth teen James Lu engineers a rewarding summer at MIT

August 16, 2017
South Coast Today
The Localizing Ground-Penetrating Radar (LGPR) uses inherently stable subsurface features and their geolocation to locate the vehicle even in adverse weather conditions.

Lincoln Laboratory enters licensing agreement to produce its localizing ground-penetrating radar

July 18, 2017
The small Perdix unmanned aerial vehicle, shown here, is rugged, allowing service members to toss it out the back of an aircraft and know it will work. Strategic Capabilities Office photo.
In the Media

Perdix Program Could Be DoD's Pathfinder to Progressive Projects

June 23, 2017
Air Force Magazine
The Perdix drone | CBS News
In the Media

Capturing the swarm

June 15, 2017
CBS News
JHO team examines one of the aircraft’s carbon fiber wings, constructed by the student team in AeroAstro’s Building 33 Neumann Hangar. Photo: MIT News
In the Media

Engineers design drones that can stay aloft for five days

June 6, 2017
MIT News
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