Echodyne Corp.
08/05/2019 | Press release | Archived content
First FAA Approved BVLOS
As part of the UAS Integration Pilot Program, the University of Alaska completed the first-ever 'Beyond-Visual-Line-of-Sight' drone flight without a visual observer to inspect a four-mile stretch of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline. The BVLOS drone flight was made possible with Iris Automation's onboard detect and avoid system - calledCasia.
FAA UAS Integration Pilot Program partners, including The University of Alaska Fairbanks, Iris Automation, Skyfront, Echodyne, and Alyeska Pipeline Service Company achieve a milestone in the drone industry.
The University of Alaska's Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Pilot Program (UAS IPP) conducted the first-ever 'Beyond-Visual-Line-of-Sight' (BVLOS) drone operation without visual observers, an industry milestone powered by Iris Automation's on-board, and Echodyne's ground-based, detect-and-avoid systems integrated onto a Skyfront Perimeter UAV.
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