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ON THE COVER
AAIR deploys an Ascending Technology Falcon 8 to inspect wind turbine blades
that ensures structural integrity and aerodynamic performance.
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ENGINEERING, POLICY AND PRACTICE
Contents
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April/May 2016
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6 Editorial Opinion
8 News & Analysis
15 Inspect the Wind
Wind Energy Firms
Implement UAS.
26 ASSURE Team
Opens Up
UAS CoE Makes Room
for Commercial Projects.
30 Deploying Drones
Against Disease
A New Tool Against
Mosquitoes.
44 Swarms of
Inspiration
Scientists Take Design
Cues From Insects.
52 Navy Zeros in on
Unmanned Tech
High-Profile Effort Will
Begin Reaching Out to
Private Sector.
58 Sensor Fusion
for Navigation
Plug-and-Play Solutions
for Weak GPS Signals .
66 Digging Deeper
with Drones
UAS Help Archeologists
Locate, Record the
Distant Past.
74 FGQ 5 Good
Questions
Rep. Frank LoBiondo
Discusses Delivery
Drones, Priorities.