Engineer awarded $4.5M to develop AI-powered hypersonic guidance and navigation systems

Dec. 5, 2022
Emily Dieckman, College of Engineering

As countries around the world work to advance weapons traveling at Mach 5 and faster, a team led by University of Arizona experts builds a "brain" for high-speed vehicles and interceptors.

Roberto Furfaro, a University of Arizona professor of systems and industrial engineering, has been awarded $4.5 million to lead the development of improved guidance, navigation and control systems for autonomous vehicles operating at hypersonic speeds.

Roberto Furfaro, a University of Arizona professor of systems and industrial engineering, has been awarded $4.5 million to lead the development of improved guidance, navigation and control systems for autonomous vehicles operating at hypersonic speeds.

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