Small UAV (1 of 2) (IMAGE)

Office of Naval Research

Small UAV (1 of 2)

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A small unmanned aerial vehicle test aircraft developed through an Office of Naval Research-funded, five-year Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative program that is examining the intuitive and behavioral processes of birds and other small animals when flying at high speeds through complex environments. The goal is to develop and successfully demonstrate a small aircraft that can navigate obstacles in very complex and unstructured surroundings, while maintaining speeds as fast as 5 meters per second.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology photo by Andrew Barry

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