Research holds promise for developments in unmanned flights

Demoz Gebre-Egziabher, a McKnight Land-Grant Professor in the Institute of Technology’s Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, has received a grant from the Lockheed Martin Corp. to explore ways to dynamically increase precision and accuracy in aircraft landing systems. Gebre-Egziabher’s research holds the promise of new developments in the world of unmanned flight by exploring methods of using the military’s next-generation navigation and guidance technology to increase the effectiveness of navigation systems on unmanned aerial vehicles. More…