UMD vision based autonomous rotary wing unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) shipboard landing cooperative agreement

The University of Maryland, College Park will provide research and development services under a $160,000 cooperative agreement awarded by the Department of the Navy Naval Air Systems Command Naval Air Warfare Center. The award is part of the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program administered by the agency under the CFDA number 12.300.

Under this 18-month cooperative agreement running from January 2022 through September 2023, the University will conduct research to advance the Navy's capabilities for shipboard landing of rotary-wing unmanned aircraft systems through the development of vision-based autonomous landing technologies. The University's Office of Research Administration will oversee performance of the agreement. Outcomes of the research have the potential to improve naval operations by enabling shipboard recovery of unmanned aircraft without reliance on human pilots or deck handlers.