Gizmag Autonomous helicopter and ground vehicle to work together on demo project

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This April, Sikorsky Aircraft Corp and the US Army used a one-of-a-kind autonomous Black Hawk helicopter to perform an unmanned cargo flight demonstration. Known as the Optionally Piloted Black Hawk (OPBH) Demonstrator, that same chopper has now been enlisted to take the autonomy concept even further. In the new Extended Operational Reach with Autonomous Air and Ground Vehicles project, it will deliver an all-terrain vehicle to a remote site, and that vehicle will then autonomously explore the site from ground level... Continue Reading Autonomous helicopter and ground vehicle to work together on demo project

Section: Military

Tags: Autonomous Vehicles, Carnegie Mellon, Helicopters, Off-road, Reconnaissance, Sikorsky, Unmanned

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