Last summer a team of engineering students from the Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland created a human-powered helicopter called Gamera, they managed to get it off the ground and keep it aloft for 11 seconds. However their new model, the Gamera 2 managed to stay airborne for a solid 50 seconds, [...]
Company Changes Manufacturing Material After Boeing Visit
Forest Technology Systems closed the doors and flew their entire staff to Seattle for a trip to the Boeing aircraft plant. It was here they discovered the magical black stuff called Carbon Fibre.
Meet Lucie, the new Composites Laser Inspection Technology
LUCIE, the Laser Ultrasonics Composite Inspection Equipment, detects sub-surface defects in composite structures. It is used with an articulated arm equipped with a device emitting laser beams to generate ultrasonic waves without being in contact with the composites. This articulated arm gives flexibility in movements and a control of the technology which is especially adapted [...]
Dancing Monopod Robot uses Fibreglass Springs
Oregon State University professor Jonathan Hurst talks about his work with robotics and physical interaction tasks.