The Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership (MAAP) is an FAA-selected UAS test site formed in 2013 as a collaboration between Virginia, Maryland, and New Jersey. MAAP is led by Virginia Tech with a focus on progressively overcoming obstacles to move the unmanned aircraft systems industry forward at an accelerated pace.
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March 10, 2017 · As drones become more commonplace, the risk of physical harm from an unskilled pilot or out-of-control copter increase, so researchers at Virginia Tech are finding out how to make these machines safer, with help from a bunch of dummies, of course.