UPDATE: Wednesday, March 19th, 2025
WSRTC: Fall 2024 Update
We are less than 96 days away from our 20th Annual Western States Forum! Registration will open soon – Save the Date for June 16-18, 2025! We are proud to have provided a forum for engineering professionals to discuss high quality, detailed technical information for 20 years!
This quarter, work continued on the four active task orders.
- Evaluation of the Fotokite Tethered Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) for DOT Operations in Network-Deprived Areas (AHMCT UC Davis)
- Chain-Up Delay Tracking and Estimation (Montana Tech)
- WeatherShare Maintenance (Montana Tech)
- WSRTC Meeting Coordination, Western States Forum, Website Maintenance (WTI-MSU)
The UC Davis Fotokite research team continued investigation into possible premature ground landings, the potential for components to overheat, and how different model year vehicles could potentially impact Fotokite flight times. The team successfully identified root causes of some of the major issues and expects to implement solutions in the upcoming quarters.
Planning for the 20th Annual Forum continued this quarter with Save the Date postcards and Call for Abstracts distributed by mail and email. The Best Western Miners Inn was selected and secured for the 2025 Forum. You can check out some highlights from the 19th Annual Forum (June 2024) here.
Please keep an eye out for upcoming news about the technical presentations and demonstrations at the 20th Annual Forum!