Drones Featured at Aging 2.0 OPTIMIZE in San Francisco

[youtube]https://youtu.be/YoUvRaTnA8c[/youtube] Aging 2.0 OPTIMIZE was created to address the issues with the aging process, in particular, the lack of good technology available for elderly people and caregivers. Among other industry leaders and entrepreneurs Dr. Hovakimyan was chosen to give one of the keynote talks, highlighting our research in human-robot interaction as it applies to prolonging […]

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F-16 Testing Featured in Aviation Week

This fall’s flight test on the variable stability F-16 at Edwards Air Force Base has sparked interest with Aviation Week, commenting on the potential for the L1 control system to be used as a failsafe system for aircraft. Aviation Week Intelligent Network has featured the article on their webpage: “Adaptive Safety System Flies On Variable […]

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The Washington Post: Four unexpected ways people are using drones

“Naira Hovakimyan, a professor at the University of Illinois, received a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to experiment with drones that can perform simple household tasks, such as transporting a bottle of medicine, the New York Times reported in December.” — From The Washington Post Read the full article.

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L1 Flight Controller Soon on F-16 Fighter Jet

The L1 Flight Controller will soon be tested on another manned aircraft, the F-16. ACRL students are working hard to design the flight controller for the test that will be carried out this fall. MechSE website has featured a detailed article on the upcoming challenge: “Hovakimyan’s adaptive control to be tested on fighter jet”. By: […]

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Chicago Inno: The Engineer Bringing Drones To Grandma’s House

Hovakimyan talks about drones with glee, but she knows that everyone isn’t as friendly with robots as she is. That’s why she’s not only working to create functional drones, but make them friendly enough so they can soon be a part of our daily lives. “Today grandmothers are afraid of the drones,” she said to Chicago […]

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