UW News
Christopher Lum
August 15, 2018
Flying blind: How a drone can soar without using GPS
![The team with their aircrafts](https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2018/08/10111755/NoGPS_WEB-4-150x150.jpg)
Researchers at the University of Washington have developed a new method that gives aircraft a backup system in case GPS fails: An antenna on the ground that can tell a drone where it is. The team successfully tested their system in June.