Miniature Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (MUAV) Workshop Announcement
Recently, the importance of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV’s) in the areas of surveillance, search and rescue, and warfare has been developed. While many consider UAV as a “mature technology,” the area of miniature UAV (MUAV) is still not fully developed. These vehicles have the advantages of light weight and reduced noise levels. They are harder to detect and relatively inexpensive to operate in the hazardous environments. MUAV can be used indoor, and in swarms that can survey and monitor large areas. Control of MUAV present several challenges.

Presenters

• Siva S. Banda, Ph.D. & Director, Control Science Center of Excellence, Air Force Research Laboratory
• Sunil Agrawal, Professor, University of Delaware
• Paul Oh, Professor, Drexel University

The workshop objectives are to encourage workshop participants to identify current challenges in the area and to look for multi-disciplinary collaborative opportunities and approaches.

Event Details
When: Saturday, September 8, 2007

Time: 8:00 a.m. -5:30 p.m.

Location: UNLV
Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering
Thomas T. Beam Engineering Complex
Building B-172
4505 Maryland Parkway, P.O. Box 454005
Las Vegas, NV 89154-4005

For further information and reservation, please check: http://www.nevada.edu/epscor/docs/MUAV_Workshop_Announcement_1.pdf#Page1