ECUAS (Expeditionary Cyber & Unmanned Aerial System)

The ECUAS Lab enables discovery and innovation across all drone-related technology areas, including flight control systems, autonomy, ML/AI, PNT systems (position, navigation & timing), sensors/payloads, cyber systems, and RF/electromagnetic systems.

The lab consists of a massive 1.8M cubic foot outdoor netted flight “cage” interconnected to an indoor 50’x50’x22’ Anechoic Chamber with >110dB of RF isolation (DC – 40GHz+). The space provides a research and test facility that operates outside of the constraints of the FAA (Part 107) and FCC (licensed and unlicensed frequency bands) and that is integrated with state-of-the-art tools such as precision optical tracking, SDR-based multi-band radio frequency transmission and receive, multi-constellation indoor GNSS simulation, cyber vulnerability analysis, antenna characterization, high power EMP, and machine learning for autonomy and sensing.

The Lab is available for any interested party to use as a research or test facility. As a Core Facility of Northeastern University, the lab maintains dedicated support staff and operates on a fee-for-use basis for both facilities and equipment. Additionally, lab staff is available for consulting services for collaborative R&D or projects that require effort beyond standard facility or equipment support.