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Derek Wadsworth is relationship manager for Idaho National Laboratory’s Unmanned Aircraft System program. He has represented INL at national conferences, with government agencies (FAA, DOI, DoD, DOT, State of Idaho), and industry/academia partners. He has successfully established a relationship with the Defense Department and secured funding for a multi-year $25 million program. He holds a master’s in mechanical engineering from Purdue University and a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering from Brigham Young University. Before becoming involved with UAS he was manager of INL’s Robotics and Intelligent Systems Department. In 2011 he received the INL Laboratories Director Award.
Education/Academic qualification
Bachelor, Mechanical Engineering, Brigham Young University
Master, Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University
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Methods and systems relating to an augmented virtuality environment
Nielsen, C. W. (Inventor), Anderson, M. O. (Inventor), McKay, M. D. (Inventor), Wadsworth, D. C. (Inventor), Boyce, J. R. (Inventor), Hruska, R. C. (Inventor), Koudelka, J. A. (Inventor), Whetten, J. (Inventor) & Bruemmer, D. J. (Inventor), May 2014, Patent No. 8,732,592Research output: Patent
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DOE Robotic and Remote Systems Assistance to the Government of Japan
Wadsworth, D. & Walker, V., Feb 1 2013Research output: Book/Report › Technical Report
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Needs for robotic assessments of nuclear disasters
Walker, V. & Wadsworth, D., 2012, In: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society. 106, p. 947-948 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
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Using multiple unmanned systems for a site security task
Anderson, M. O., Nielsen, C. W., McKay, M. D., Wadsworth, D. C., Hruska, R. C. & Koudelka, J. A., 2009, Defense Transformation and Net-Centric Systems 2009. 735002. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; vol. 7350).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Intelligent unmanned vehicle systems suitable for individual or cooperative missions
Anderson, M. O., McKay, M. D. & Wadsworth, D. C., 2007, Unmanned Systems Technology IX. 65610E. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; vol. 6561).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Common Data Link: Engaging with military leaders around the world
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