Centre for Autonomous Systems
The Centre for Autonomous Systems is research based at the Defence Academy of the UK in Shrivenham, with diverse expertise in both unmanned autonomous vehicles and complex weapons. Occupying the Unmanned & Autonomous Robotics Laboratory and the Flapping Micro-Aerial Vehicle (FMAV) Laboratory, the Centre conducts basic and applied research in the fields of unmanned autonomous vehicles and complex weapons guidance, control and navigation as well as multiple platform operations.
The Unmanned & Autonomous Robotics Laboratory consists from a number of autonomous aerial and ground vehicles and a fully equipped arena suitable for experimental validation of multiple unmanned vehicle operations. The Autonomous Systems Group was member of the UK MoD Grand Challenge winning Stellar Team (RJ Mitchell Trophy for Innovation and 2009 IET Innovation Team Award).
The Centre for Autonomous Systems has led the UK effort into insect-like flapping-wing flight since 1998. In the process, a number of advances have been made into the understanding of this flight regime both in terms of aerodynamics and structures. In addition to studies on insect wing materials, flapping wing demonstrators have been constructed to prove the feasibility of designs at this scale as well as to aid understanding of the flow characteristics through PIV (particle image velocimetry) and force measurements.
Together with extensive experimental research facilities and a long history of supporting and graduating higher degree students, the ASG also delivers a wide variety of courses and MSc programmes to the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom and to industry.
For further information please contact
Professor Antonios Tsourdos.
Head of Autonomous Systems Group
T: +44(0)1793 785841
E: a.tsourdos@cranfield.ac.uk
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