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Fast Lightweight Autonomy (FLA) program to improve agility of UAVs | DARPA
“The program aims to develop and demonstrate autonomous UAVs small enough to fit through an open window and able to fly at speeds up to 20 meters per second (45 miles per hour)—while navigating within complex indoor spaces independent of communication with outside operators or sensors and without reliance on GPS waypoints. … Since the focus of the program is improving perception and reducing dependence on external sources—as opposed to designing new small UAVs—DARPA will provide performers selected for the program with the same small UAV testbed as government-furnished equipment.”
Source: www.darpa.mil
Via Gizmag
http://www.gizmag.com/darpa-agile-uav/35336/
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