Cooperative Robotics and Precision Navigation for Urban and Indoor Missions www.afit.edu/news.cfm?article=036944
06 May 2009
- Warfare missions are conducted in dangerous and unpredictable environments, where human assets are the highest priority. It is desirable to replace the human assets with unmanned vehicles. However, currently the unmanned vehicles require a great deal of human intervention to...
Magnetic Field Navigation Project Wins Navigation Research Excellence Award www.afit.edu/news.cfm?article=036945
06 May 2009
- The Advanced Navigation Technology (ANT) Center at the Air Force Institute of Technology has been focusing significant effort on solving the problem of how to navigate when GPS is not available, such as indoors or in the presence of GPS jamming....
LQG Control Design for a Hovering Micro Air Vehicle using an Optical Tracking System www.afit.edu/news.cfm?article=03694A
06 May 2009
- Constance D. Hendrix, Michael J. Veth, and Ryan W. Carr IntroductionThe need to conduct warfare in urban environments presents a new frontier for navigation and control of small UAVs in locations where GPS may be degraded or denied. The Advanced...
AFIT Department Head wins Outstanding Engineer and Scientist Award www.afit.edu/news.cfm?article=036943
05 May 2009
- Dr. Adedeji Badiru, Professor and Department Head of Systems and Engineering Management at the Air Force Institute of Technology’s Graduate School of Engineering and Management, has won the Outstanding Engineer and Scientist Award from the Affiliate Societies Council of Dayton....
AFIT CCR Designated NSA Research Center of Excellence www.afit.edu/news.cfm?article=036942
22 Apr 2009
- The Air Force Institute of Technology Center for Cyberspace Research has been designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance-Research for academic years 2009-2014. Official letters of notification are being sent to the Commandant, state Governor, Members...
AFIT Study Briefed to Senior Leaders www.afit.edu/news.cfm?article=03664B
03 Apr 2009
- Being ready for combat is the responsibility of each military service. And it is almost certain that all commanders worry about it. They want to be sure their command is ready. But how can they measure readiness? To what degree are...
Korea National Defense University Professor Arrives at AFIT www.afit.edu/news.cfm?article=036644
05 Mar 2009
- Republic of Korea Air Force Colonel Sungpyo Hong arrived at AFIT in February 2009 to begin a one-year sabbatical visit. Colonel Hong is a Professor of Defense Policy, Strategic Planning, Airpower Strategy, and Future War, and is the Director of...
Two AFIT leaders edit Handbook of Military Industrial Engineering www.afit.edu/news.cfm?article=036641
04 Mar 2009
- Two Air Force Institute of Technology professors, Dr. Adedeji Badiru and Dr. Marlin Thomas, are the editors of the newly published Handbook of Military Industrial Engineering. Dr. Badiru is Professor and Head of the Graduate School of Engineering and Management's...
AFIT students selected for DARPA intern program www.afit.edu/news.cfm?article=036647
04 Mar 2009
- Congratulations to the following AFIT students, who were primary selectees for the DARPA intern program! Maj. Bradford Pitzer Maj. Joseph Legradi Maj. Matt Liljenstolpe Maj. Matthew Larkowski Maj. Douglas Wickert Maj. Chad Hale Maj. Michael Miller Capt. Salvador Aleman Congratulations...
AFIT/ENP welcomes new department head www.afit.edu/news.cfm?article=03674B
04 Feb 2009
- 5 January 2009 did more than mark the beginning of Winter Quarter 2009 at AFIT. It was also the first duty day for Nancy C. Giles, PhD, the new head of the Department of Engineering Physics at AFIT’s Graduate School...
