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Professors Mark Yim and Vijay Kumar obtain DARPA contract
November 15, 2006
PHILADELPHIA –Mark Yim and Vijay Kumar joined with the Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Lab and others to obtain a DARPA contract to design a remote controlled nano air vehicle (NAV). The device will be similar in size and shape to a maple tree seed.
A chemical rocket enclosed in its one-bladed wing will power the device as it delivers a sensor payload module over 1,000 yards away.
The NAV will be about 1.5 inches long and weigh less than 0.35 ounces. The current contract is for $1.7 million over 10 months to study the feasibility and develop risk reduction tests, with an 18 month extension to design and test a flying prototype.
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