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Highlight Gallery

DARPA - OAV II (Organic Air Vehicle)

DARPA - OAV II (Organic Air Vehicle)

2006  |  Yamaha RMAX

First autonomous, small helicopter flight avoiding wires, trees, and buildings

DARPA - Micro Air Vehicle

DARPA - Micro Air Vehicle

2008 | AirRobot AR100

First autonomous quadrotor flight

ARMY - Combat Medic

ARMY - Combat Medic

2010 | Boeing Unmanned Little Bird (ULB)

First autonomous helicopter flight

ONR - Riverine Navigation

ONR - Riverine Navigation

2011 | Micro Air Vehicle (MAV)

Autonomous navigation and mapping of waterways under the canopy

DARPA - Transformer (TX)

DARPA - Transformer (TX)

2011 | Bell 206

First self-contained, sealed autonomy system for safe flight and landing

ONR - Autonomous Aerial Cargo/Utility System (AACUS)

ONR - Autonomous Aerial Cargo/Utility System (AACUS)

2014 | Boeing Unmanned Little Bird (ULB)

First autonomous tactical landing into unknown territory with a direct approach without overflight

ONR - Sea-Based Automated Launch and Recovery System (SALRS)

ONR - Sea-Based Automated Launch and Recovery System (SALRS)

2015 | Bell 206

Autonomous system development for ship deck landing

ONR - Autonomous Aerial Cargo/Utility System (AACUS)

ONR - Autonomous Aerial Cargo/Utility System (AACUS)

2017 | Bell UH-1

First helicopter to autonomously operate in austere, unprepared environments

AIRBUS - Safe Landing for Urban Air Mobility (UAM)

AIRBUS - Safe Landing for Urban Air Mobility (UAM)

2019 | Airbus Vahana

First use of autonomy system on commercial electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft

NAVAIR - Maritime Autonomy

NAVAIR - Maritime Autonomy

2018 | Bell 206

High accuracy, long distance, GPS-denied navigation

OSD - Joint Capability Technology Demonstration (JCTD)

OSD - Joint Capability Technology Demonstration (JCTD)

2021 | Malloy TRV-150

Evaluation of closed-loop autonomy for small cargo delivery applications with eVTOL aircraft

NAVAIR - Autonomy for Heavy Lift

NAVAIR - Autonomy for Heavy Lift

2021 | Kaman K-MAX

Cargo transport with autonomous helicopter

DIU - Just in Time Ship Deck Delivery

DIU - Just in Time Ship Deck Delivery

2023 | L3Harris FVR-90

Ship deck landing using passive vision on hybrid VTOL aircraft

NRC - Safe Landing with Autonomous Helicopters

NRC - Safe Landing with Autonomous Helicopters

2023 | Bell 412

Autonomous helicopter flight and landing in degraded visual environments

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