NEWS

  • Ovm now under a BSD licence (feb-05).

  • Version 1.01 released (here).

  • Purdue press release (here).

  • June 2005: DUKE's CHOICE
    ScanEagle Autonomous Navigation of Unmanned Air Vehicle wins Duke's Choice Award.

    Boeing and leading universities working with Real-Time Java technology recently demonstrated autonomous navigation capabilities in an unmanned air vehicle (UAV) known as the ScanEagle.

    The ScanEagle is a low-cost, long-endurance UAV developed by Boeing and the Insitu Group. The UAV is four feet long, has a 10-foot wingspan, and can remain in the air for more than 15 hours. The primary use of the ScanEagle vehicle is to loiter over trouble spots and provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) data.

    During a recent research flight demonstration, Boeing used Real-Time Java technologies to enhance the performance of the ScanEagle. A "payload board," inserted into the avionics bay and programmed in Real-Time Java technology, can provide autonomous route planning and navigation of the ScanEagle UAV during threat observation, battle damage assessment, and "offset stare" from a no-fly zone during missile launches.


    James Gosling and Ed PLa at JavaOne.

  • April 2005: Ovm FLIES IN THE PCES CAPSTONE DEMO

    Boeing and leading universities working with Real-Time Java technology recently demonstrated autonomous navigation capabilities in an unmanned air vehicle (UAV) known as the ScanEagle for the DARPA PCES capstone demo at White Sands Missile Range.

    The ScanEagle is a low-cost, long-endurance UAV developed by Boeing and the Insitu Group. The UAV is four feet long, has a 10-foot wingspan, and can remain in the air for more than 15 hours. The primary use of the ScanEagle vehicle is to loiter over trouble spots and provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) data.

    During a recent research flight demonstration, Boeing used Real-Time Java technologies to enhance the performance of the ScanEagle. A "payload board," inserted into the avionics bay and programmed in Real-Time Java technology, can provide autonomous route planning and navigation of the ScanEagle UAV during threat observation, battle damage assessment, and "offset stare" from a no-fly zone during missile launches.


    ScanEagle