Students Take Third in Unmanned Air Systems Competition

A student team from the College of Engineering at Embry-Riddle’s Daytona Beach campus took third place in the Student Unmanned Air Systems Competition held in June at Webster Field in St. Inigoes, Md.

The eighth annual competition, sponsored by the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI), attracted more than 30 teams from around the globe.

Embry-Riddle’s Team Blackbird placed third overall and first in oral presentation. Team SOAR (Self Operating Aerial Reconnaissance), also from the College of Engineering at the Daytona Beach campus, received recognition for its performance in high-accuracy target finding.

Both teams were interdisciplinary, with participating students coming from the College’s Aerospace Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Software Engineering degree programs.

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