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Sikorsky Aircraft Unveils Matrix Technology To Advance VTOL Autonomy

Gally Articola

Wednesday, August 28th, 2013

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Sikorsky Aircraft [UTX] revealed a major research program, called Matrix™ Technology, to develop, test and field systems and software that will improve significantly the capability, reliability and safety of flight for autonomous, optionally piloted, and piloted vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft. In collaboration with the United Technologies Research Center, Matrix Technology aims to give both rotary and fixed wing VTOL aircraft a high level of system intelligence needed to complete complex missions with minimal human oversight, and at low…

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