News

ASTRAEA – November Update (2008)

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:02:55 +1100

Parc Aberporth, West Wales: The old RAF station here is now a technology park dedicated to UAV (Unmanned Air Vehicle) development and testing. As such, it has hosted ASTRAEA (Autonomous Systems…

US Autumn JACK Course

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 19:35:48 +1100

The last scheduled JACK Course for 2008 was held 13-15 October in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Hosted by Aurora Flight Sciences R&D Center (http://www.aurora.aero), attendees from Aurora and Deere & Co.…

Relocation of Melbourne Product Centre

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 12:01:11 +1100

The AOS Melbourne Product Centre has relocated to 580 Elizabeth Street. Formerly a boutique art gallery, this Victorian bluestone two-story terrace with baltic pine flooring offers a plush working…

JACK 5.4 and New Logos

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:37:29 +1000

JACK 5.4 is now ready for release – our second upgrade for 2008.

“This new version installs cleanly under all versions of Windows, including Vista,” said JACK Product Manager Paul Maisano, “and it…

JACK Decision-making for Taranis UCAV

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:41:08 +1000

Earlier this year, BAE Systems started assembling the prototype Taranis UCAV (Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle) at their facilities in Warton, UK (see photo). Named after the Celtic thunder god, this big,…

ASTRAEA at Farnborough Airshow 2008

Sat, 02 Aug 2008 15:30:42 +1000

During AOS’s successful week at the Farnborough Airshow (14-18 July), many discussions at our stand in Hall 4 revolved around our part in ASTRAEA (Autonomous System Technology Related Airborne…

Farnborough Air Show, 2008

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:09:20 +1000

Dateline: Hampshire, UK. 14-20 July 2008

This year marks the 60th Anniversary of the Farnborough Air Show. To put that into perspective, one of the feature attractions of that first show in 1948 was…

JACK Courses

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:01:41 +1100

AOS offers courses designed to teach new JACK users how to get the most out of the software. These are fairly thorough three-day events that give students an in-depth look at the JACK development…

Best Paper – BRIMS 2007

Fri, 30 Mar 2007 11:26:42 +1000

The Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization (SISO), host of the annual Behavior Representation in Modeling & Simulation (BRIMS) conference, announced that an AOS research paper won one of…

AOS - a Founding Partner in ASTRAEA

Sat, 26 Aug 2006 09:54:50 +1000

August 2006 – ASTRAEA (for Autonomous Systems Technology Related Airborne Evaluation & Assessment) is a UK industry-lead consortium focusing on the technologies, systems, facilities and procedures…

AOS Joins CMU's Red Team for DARPA Grand Challenge

Mon, 20 Dec 2004 08:00:14 +1100

December 2004 – Carnegie Mellon University’s Red Team is fielding two robotic vehicles in the second DARPA Grand Challenge, October 8th 2005. At stake is a $2 million winner-take-all prize plus the…

AOS a Winner in Prestigious UK Trade & Investment International Business Awards

Sat, 27 Nov 2004 15:03:58 +1100

November 2004 – The UK Government has announced these awards as a celebration of Australian business success in the UK, demonstrating Australia's business and entrepreneurial skills at their best.…

First Flight — True UAV Autonomy At Last

Fri, 30 Jul 2004 20:10:14 +1000

July 2004 – In a world first, truly autonomous, Intelligent Agent-controlled flight was achieved today by a Codarra ‘Avatar’ unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).The flight tests were conducted in…

Robocup 2001, Robot Soccer Competition, JACK Plays Football

Sat, 11 Aug 2001 20:15:17 +1000

August 2001 –The 5th International Robocup Competition was held in Seattle, USA from 2nd - 10th August 2001.

What is Robocup?

Robocup is robots playing 5-a-side soccer. There are four "leagues",…