Micro Aerial Vehicle Resources This page contains sources of information related to MAVs in the following categories: MAV Development: Feature Articles MAV Research: Educational and Commercial MAV-related Conferences Articles Related to the MAV Competitions Other MAV Information 1. Micro Aerial Vehicle Development - Feature Articles "Microspies" by Peter Garrison, Air & Space Smithsonian, April/May 2000, pp. 54. "Microspies: A Web Anthology," Air & Space, April/May 2000. "The Inevitability of Small" by Alan Epstein, Aerospace America, March 2000, pp. 30. "Small Soldiers," Mission Success (Lockheed Martin publication), Vol. 4, No. 2, 1999, pp. 24. "It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's a Bird-size Plane" by Neil Gross, Business Week, October 11, 1999, pp. 73. "Several Micro Air Vehicles in Flight Test Programs" by Michael Dornheim, Aviation Week & Space Technology, July 12, 1999, pp. 47. "DARPA Says MAV Acquisition Schedule Driven By Technology" by Hunter Keeter, Infowar.com, July 1999. "AeroVironment's "Black Widow" Micro Air Vehicle Wins Two Awards," Aerovironment press release, June 1999. "TS6: Micro Air Vehicles," UK Defence Forum, March 1999. "Miniature Air Vehicles Fly Into Army's Future" by David Fulghum, Aviation Week & Space Technology, November 9, 1998, pp. 37. "Honey, I Shrunk the Plane" by Stephen Mraz, Machine Design, October 8, 1998, pp. 35. "Tiny Drones May Be Soldier's New Tool" by Michael Dornheim, Aviation Week & Space Technology, June 8, 1998, pp. 42. "Robots Mimic Mother Nature" by Rick DeMeis, Design News, May 18, 1998, pp. 79. "Mini Technologies for Major Impact" by J. R. Wilson, Aerospace America, May, 1998, pp. 36. "Palm-size Spy Planes" by Steven Ashley, Mechanical Engineering, February, 1998, pp. 74. "Flying Into the Future" by Amy Stone, Destinos (Lacsa Airlines on-board magazine), January/February 1998, pp. 77. "Micro Planes" by Jerome Chandler, Popular Science, January 1998, pp. 53. "Tiny Spies in the Sky" by David Pescovitz, Discovery.com, 1998. "Little Wonder," Lockheed Martin Today, 1998. "Reporter: It's a Fly! It's a Bug! It's a Microplane!" by Mark Dwortzan, Technology Review, October 1997. "Into the Tiny Blue Yonder," Popular Mechanics, August 1997. "Micro-UAVs Possible in Near Future" by Dale Kuska, ArmyLINK News, June 1997. "$35 Million Pegged for Micro Air Vehicles to 2000," Unmanned Systems (publication of AUVSI), Spring 1997, pp. 31. "Micro Air Vehicles Hold Great Promise, Challenges" by Bruce Nordwall, Aviation Week & Space Technology, April 14, 1997, pp. 67. "Palmtop Planes" by Justin Mullins, New Scientist, April 5, 1997, pp. 36. "Small Craft Alert" by Mike Toner, The Atlanta Journal/The Atlanta Constitution Science Watch, March 2, 1997. "Micro Air Vehicles - Toward a New Dimension in Flight" by Dr. J. M. McMichael and Col. M. S. Francis, USAF, DARPA TTO document, July 1996. "Spy Fly: Tiny, Winged Robot to Mimic Nature's Fighter Jets," Robotbooks.com. 2. Micro Aerial Vehicle Research - Educational and Commercial Caltech MicroBat Micromechanical Flying Insect (MFI) Project, Univ. of California at Berkeley. University of Florida MAV Project Micro Air Vehicle Research (main page) MEMS for Micro Air Vehicles (Dr. Bruce Carroll) "The Size of Blue Jays: Tiny Planes to Show Their Stuff in Competition," University of Florida News & Public Affairs Office press release, May 3, 1999 "MicroPlanes," Explore magazine (University of Florida research publication), Spring 1998 "Smaller, Lighter 'Micro' Planes to Compete May 9 in UF Flyoff," University of Florida News & Public Affairs Office press release, April 22, 1998 "UF to Host First International Flyoff for High-Tech Tiny Airplanes," University of Florida News & Public Affairs Office press release, March 27, 1997 Dr. Thomas Mueller, University of Notre Dame Stanford University's Mesicopter Project The Mesicopter: Presentation, May, 1999. The Mesicopter: A Mesi-scale Flight Vehicle More Mesicopter information Dr. Robert Michelson, Georgia Tech Research Institute "Flying Into the Future" by Amy Stone, Georgia Tech Research Institute's Research Horizons, Spring 1997. "Learning from the Birds and the Bees: Engineers Look to Insects for Ideas in Designing Tiny 'Micro Air Vehicles'" by John Toon, Georgia Tech Research News, February 1997. Dr. Michael Selig, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Arizona State University MAVRIC MAV Project Micro Unmanned Air Vehicle (MUAV), Intelligent Automation, Inc. MLB Company (or visit their new website: www.spyplanes.com). 3. Micro Aerial Vehicle Conferences First International Conference on Emerging Technologies for Micro Air Vehicles RPV/UAV SYSTEMS, Thirteenth Bristol International Conference and Exhibition 4. Articles Related to the MAV Competitions 1998 Competition "Eye in the Sky, Indeed," The Gainesville Sun, April 23, 1998, pg. 4B. "Passenger: A Camera," The Orlando Sentinel, April 23, 1998. "Micro Planes Designed for Strategic Gains," The St. Petersburg Times, May 10, 1998, pp. 1B. "Tiny Spies in the Sky," Jacksonville Times-Union, May 31, 1998, pp. 1D. 1997 Competition "UF Hosts Scout Plane Competition," The Independent Florida Alligator, April 7, 1997, pp. 8. "UF Hosts First International Flyoff for a New Breed of Ultra-Small, High-Tech Aircraft," The Independent Florida Alligator, April 2, 1997. "The First Fly-off Competition for Mission-capable Micro Air Vehicles," Unmanned Systems, Spring 1997, pg. 18. "Letting It Fly," The Gainesville Sun, April 6, 1997, pg. 4B. "New Spies in the Sky," The St. Augustine Record, April 6, 1997, pp. 3A. "Teams' Hopes Rise, Crash in Tiny-plane Contest," The Miami Herald, April 6, 1997, pg. 2B. "Inventors Meet to Test Mini-planes," The Bradenton Herald, April 6, 1997, pg. LOCAL 10. "Miniature Aiplanes May Be Secret Weapons," The News Press Ft. Myers, April 6, 1997, pg. 7B. "Micro-airplane Concept Might Fly," The Tampa Tribune, April 6, 1997, pg. METRO1. "(Military) Borrowers Get Help with Air Force,"The Ocala Star Banner, April 6, 1997, pg. 4B. "Tiny Test Planes are Next Spy Tools," The Sarasota Herald Tribune, April 6, 1997, pg. 6B. 5. Other Micro Aerial Vehicle Information DARPA Micro Air Vehicle DARPA selects micro air vehicle contractors The Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) NASA Wallops Flight Facility Unmanned Aerial Vehicles AUVSI: Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International Home Members MAV Competition Notre Dame MAV Design MAV Research Photos & Video Resources