Drone Research on Campus

To check out some of the Virginia Tech drone research laboratories, click on the tabs below:


The Kentland Experimental Aerial Systems Laboratory

The Kentland Experimental Aerial Systems (KEAS) Laboratory is located at Virginia Tech’s Kentland Farm agricultural research facility, which includes about 1800 acres of university-owned farmland in a sparsely populated area southwest of the main campus.  The 300 ft by 70 ft asphalt airstrip located at the center of the Kentland Farm is routinely used to support small unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flight operations. The airfield includes a state-of-the-art weather station to log meteorological data. A wireless network covering the area provides direct internet access.  The adjacent UAV hangar provides nearly 2000 sq ft of workspace to support research, education, and outreach. 

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The KEAS Lab's primary purpose is to enable research collaborations involving UAVs among university faculty. However, the facility is available to others in the university community who have a research, educational, or outreach related need. To find out more, click here.

**These are by no means all of the research labs that are at Virginia Tech.**

**If you know of or are a part of a lab that participates in drone research at Virginia Tech, please inform us so we can keep this page as up to date as possible.**