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Date: Tuesday July 7, 2009
Location: Flight Operations Building, NASA Ames

          • Management (Board) Meeting: Time: 5:00-6:00 PM
        • General Meeting: Time: 6:00-7:00 PM

- The General Meeting should again be quite exciting. Matthew Whalley will present the Army Unmanned Helicopter Program. There will be a static display of the autonomous helicopter at the Flight Center. We will be speaking about Autonomous Helicopter Research at the Army Aerofligtdynamics Directorate (AFDD).

Matt Whalley will present an overview of recend AFDD autonomous helicopter research including urban obstacle field navigation, autonomous landing site selection, and sling load operations. This work includes both simulation and field testing. Included in this talk will be a detailled description of the Yamaha RMAX helicopters and associated equipments used by AFDD to conduct flight research.

There will be a static display of the autonomous helicopter at the Flight Center.

- Food will be provided, and we will be accepting any donations for the chapter.

 
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Upcoming Chapter Meeting
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Friday, 28 November 2008

Date: Tuesday July 7, 2009
Location: Flight Operations Building, NASA Ames

          • Management (Board) Meeting: Time: 5:00-6:00 PM
        • General Meeting: Time: 6:00-7:00 PM

- The General Meeting should again be quite exciting. Matthew Whalley will present the Army Unmanned Helicopter Program. There will be a static display of the autonomous helicopter at the Flight Center. We will be speaking about Autonomous Helicopter Research at the Army Aerofligtdynamics Directorate (AFDD).

Matt Whalley will present an overview of recend AFDD autonomous helicopter research including urban obstacle field navigation, autonomous landing site selection, and sling load operations. This work includes both simulation and field testing. Included in this talk will be a detailled description of the Yamaha RMAX helicopters and associated equipments used by AFDD to conduct flight research.

There will be a static display of the autonomous helicopter at the Flight Center.

- Food will be provided, and we will be accepting any donations for the chapter.

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Welcome to the Silicon Valley Chapter of AUVSI
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The Silicon Valley Chapter of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) is the Bay Area's largest non-profit organization devoted exclusively to advancing the unmanned systems community. AUVSI Silicon Valley, with members from government organizations, industry, and academia, is committed to fostering, developing, and promoting unmanned systems and related technologies.

By providing opportunities for information exchange, networking and business development, AUVSI forums are the best resource for simply learning about unmanned systems or for staying abreast of the latest program and technology updates. 
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