scholarly journals Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in the Security Service and as a New Tool in the Hands of Criminals

10.37105/sd.6 ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 31-36
Author(s):  
Krakowiak Ewelina
Keyword(s):  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Human Factor ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
Trade Data ◽  
Illegal Market ◽  
Security Service ◽  
Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Flight Operations ◽  
The Many

The aim of the article is to show areas in which unmanned aerial vehicles are used for protection purposes and to show that drones are increasingly used for criminal purposes, an important aspect is also to present the possibilities offered by these devices. Increasingly, new technologies are used daily in human activities. They become supportive, and at the same time, they facilitate many activities. With the introduction of unmanned aerial vehicles, they have become an object that has been adopted in many industries, from simple flight operations, to filming and shooting, to complex transport or search. Due to the many constraints inherent in the human factor, the necessity of introducing drones into many everyday industries has been recognized. Particular attention has been paid to unmanned aerial vehicles in the area of security and protection, where daily activities involve a high risk of human loss. For this purpose, new technologies are introduced, but drones, due to their characteristics and many other factors, a tool used by criminals for the purposes of trade, data theft, illegal shooting and photographing. These are just a few of the offences committed by means of unmanned aerial vehicles. This poses a threat and conducive to the emergence illegal market using drones.

scholarly journals Capabilities of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Logistic Support

10.37105/sd.5 ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 22-26
Author(s):  
Michalska Anna ◽  
Karpińska Katarzyna
Keyword(s):  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Delivery Methods ◽  
Military Equipment ◽  
Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Logistic Support ◽  
The Military

The main focus of this paper is the capabilities of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles as a military logistic support in conflicts areas. The conducted research addresses the problems of traditional military delivery methods. Next, the problem of using UAVs only for civilian purposes is considered. The paper begins with short elucidation of logistic support and further provides the classification of logistic materials and discusses five categories of military equipment from the logistics point of view. Next, the paper discusses the characteristics of the parameters and properties of the chosen existing UAVs that are used for the delivery of materials. Consequently, a comparison of the UAVs is carried out, and new technologies for logistic transport are presented. This paper is concluded with the claim that it is necessary to modernize the process of logistic support in the military.

In-Flight Detection of Vibration Anomalies in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Portia Banerjee ◽  
Wendy A. Okolo ◽  
Andrew J. Moore
Keyword(s):  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Promising Technique ◽  
Bearing Faults ◽  
Vibration Sensors ◽  
Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Flight Operations ◽  
Small Uav ◽  
Close Proximity ◽  
Identification And Characterization

Abstract Owing to the frequency of occurrence and high risk associated with bearings, identification, and characterization of bearing faults in motors via nondestructive evaluation (NDE) methods have been studied extensively, among which vibration analysis has been found to be a promising technique for early diagnosis of anomalies. However, a majority of the existing techniques rely on vibration sensors attached onto or in close proximity to the motor in order to collect signals with a relatively high SNR. Due to weight and space restrictions, these techniques cannot be used in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), especially during flight operations since accelerometers cannot be attached onto motors in small UAVs. Small UAVs are often subjected to vibrational disturbances caused by multiple factors such as weather turbulence, propeller imbalance, or bearing faults. Such anomalies may not only pose risks to UAV’s internal circuitry, components, or payload, they may also generate undesirable noise level particularly for UAVs expected to fly in low-altitudes or urban canyon. This paper presents a detailed discussion of challenges in in-flight detection of bearing failure in UAVs using existing approaches and offers potential solutions to detect overall vibration anomalies in small UAV operations based on IMU data.

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ‘in service’ of Internal Security of the State

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 195-210
Author(s):  
Renata Włodarczyk
Keyword(s):  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
The State ◽  
Police Academy ◽  
Internal Security ◽  
Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Native Soil ◽  
Adverse Weather ◽  
Training Courses

The study was created thanks to the author’s preferences to learn increasingly more about new technologies that are able to increase the potential of internal security of the state. Recently, interest in recording areas (difficult to access, dangerous, monitored in adverse weather conditions, monitored due to the implementation of tasks by relevant services), the development of methods enabling the transmission of various materials at a distance, and performing other complicated activities have increased. For this purpose, unmanned aerial vehicles (so-called drones, UAVs) that are versatile in many respects are used. The author noticed the need to disseminate such innovative devices on native soil, especially for using them in multidirectional strengthening of the security sphere. Polish companies producing UAVs for many foreign customers have already marked their presence in this matter. The achievements of the designers are so impressive that it makes us appreciate the development of our technical thought, and above all, the use of drones to ensure security and public order in Poland. A series of training courses is already conducted by the Police Academy in Szczytno, which is a good solution both for teachers and, above all, for the trainees themselves. Such an initiative will undoubtedly translate into increased interest in drones, and especially the incredible usefulness of these devices for uniformed services and other entities.

Citizen Support for Domestic Drone Use and Regulation

2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan P. West ◽  
Casey A. Klofstad ◽  
Joseph E. Uscinski ◽  
Jennifer M. Connolly
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Regulatory Regime ◽  
Public Preferences ◽  
The Public ◽  
Government Oversight ◽  
Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Citizen Support

Recently, governments, commercial firms, and individuals have increased their use of unmanned aerial vehicles (i.e., “drones”). As with many new technologies, drone use has outpaced government oversight. Attempts to regulate the technology have been met with intense public backlash. Therefore, governments need to understand the public’s preferences for a regulatory regime. Analyzing national survey data, we address two questions: (a) What policies do Americans prefer for the regulation of drones? and (b) Does the public believe the federal, state, or local government or nongovernmental actors should be responsible for regulating drone use? Public preferences are one of several important inputs affecting policymaking; therefore, our results provide an important overview of current public opinion toward drone policy, as well as a theoretical blueprint for understanding how such opinions might fluctuate overtime.

scholarly journals APPLICATION OF AMATEUR UAV IN PHOTOGRAMMETRY

AГГ+ ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Miroslav Vujasinović ◽  
Jelena Nedić ◽  
Biljana Antunović ◽  
Miodrag Regodić
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ◽  
High Performance ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Processing Methods ◽  
Flight Planning ◽  
Aerial Vehicles ◽  
High Performance Computers ◽  
Data Collection Procedure

With the advancement of technology in the last ten years and the cheaper development of microchips, new technologies are available for everyone. In addition to high-performance computers, relatively low-cost drones have been developed. This paper presents the possibility of using unmanned aerial vehicles in geodesy as well as flight planning, flight execution, processing of collected data, describes the basic components of the quadcopter, data collection procedure, processing methods as well as accuracy of the obtained results.

scholarly journals Establishment of a System for the Transport of Goods by Unmanned Aircraft

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Boris Ribarić ◽  
Dragan Vasiljević ◽  
Julijana Vasiljević ◽  
Zoran Ribarić
Keyword(s):  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Unmanned Aircraft ◽  
Integrated System ◽  
Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Many ◽  
The One ◽  
Control Management

Delivery of goods by air using unmanned aerial vehicles is one of the many potential applications of unmanned aerial vehicles. The problem in the operationalization of this type of use of unmanned aircraft is, on the one hand, the limitation in the legal regulations and, on the other hand, the lack of a unified system of control, management and servicing of unmanned aircraft. The paper describes a model of a unique, integrated system of control, management and servicing of unmanned aircraft that can be logistically supported by an extensive network of small airports in the Republic of Serbia. The economic profitability of this way of delivering goods is correlated with the real needs of the market with the efficiency and effectiveness of delivery on the principle of “today for today”.

scholarly journals Review of Some Applications of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Technology in the Resource-Rich Country

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (21) ◽  
pp. 10171
Author(s):  
Ravil Mukhamediev ◽  
Adilkhan Symagulov ◽  
Yan Kuchin ◽  
Elena Zaitseva ◽  
Alma Bekbotayeva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Precision Agriculture ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Economic Effect ◽  
Traffic Monitoring ◽  
Pollution Monitoring ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Engineering Structures ◽  
Aerial Vehicles ◽  
The Impact

The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in various spheres of human activity is a promising direction for countries with very different types of economies. This statement refers to resource-rich economies as well. The peculiarities of such countries are associated with the dependence on resource prices since their economies present low diversification. Therefore, the employment of new technologies is one of the ways of increasing the sustainability of such economy development. In this context, the use of UAVs is a prospect direction, since they are relatively cheap, reliable, and their use does not require a high-tech background. The most common use of UAVs is associated with various types of monitoring tasks. In addition, UAVs can be used for organizing communication, search, cargo delivery, field processing, etc. Using additional elements of artificial intelligence (AI) together with UAVs helps to solve the problems in automatic or semi-automatic mode. Such UAV is named intelligent unmanned aerial vehicle technology (IUAVT), and its employment allows increasing the UAV-based technology efficiency. However, in order to adapt IUAVT in the sectors of economy, it is necessary to overcome a range of limitations. The research is devoted to the analysis of opportunities and obstacles to the adaptation of IUAVT in the economy. The possible economic effect is estimated for Kazakhstan as one of the resource-rich countries. The review consists of three main parts. The first part describes the IUAVT application areas and the tasks it can solve. The following areas of application are considered: precision agriculture, the hazardous geophysical processes monitoring, environmental pollution monitoring, exploration of minerals, wild animals monitoring, technical and engineering structures monitoring, and traffic monitoring. The economic potential is estimated by the areas of application of IUAVT in Kazakhstan. The second part contains the review of the technical, legal, and software-algorithmic limitations of IUAVT and modern approaches aimed at overcoming these limitations. The third part—discussion—comprises the consideration of the impact of these limitations and unsolved tasks of the IUAVT employment in the areas of activity under consideration, and assessment of the overall economic effect.

scholarly journals EDITORIAL

Antiquity ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 92 (361) ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Witcher
Keyword(s):  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Aerial Photography ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Professional Status ◽  
Archaeological Theory ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Benefit ◽  
Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Public Recognition ◽  
The Many

Both Antiquity and archaeology have changed immeasurably since O.G.S. Crawford penned this journal's first editorial in 1927. The discipline has grown in size and sophistication, and has achieved professional status and public recognition. What was novel at that time, such as aerial photography and the use of ethnographic parallels, both flagged in that first editorial, have now long been integral to archaeological theory and practice. Antiquity has documented—and often driven—these developments, itself evolving along the way. Nine decades after its foundation, Antiquity publishes more content, on more varied periods and places, and authored by an ever-more international cast of contributors. It has also changed in terms of its audience. Part of Crawford's original vision was to communicate archaeology more effectively to the general public, not least with the intention of debunking the misleading, sensationalist and downright incorrect fare peddled in the bestsellers and newspapers of the day. The content of Antiquity today is aimed at a more professional readership, what one previous editor, Martin Carver, called “the extended archaeological family” of academics and field archaeologists, and the many associated specialists in cognate disciplines with whom we work. All these developments notwithstanding, it is striking that many of Crawford's concerns and interests still continue to resonate. The disciplinary imperative to communicate with the public is stronger than ever, finding new opportunities in social media, blogs and TV programmes, and under pressure from funding bodies to demonstrate public benefit or ‘impact’. The analytical, and aesthetic, importance of aerial photography that Crawford worked hard to promote has too taken on a new lease of life through satellite imagery, LiDAR and, most recently, photography using drones or unmanned aerial vehicles (see Frontispiece 1).

scholarly journals Challenges and perspective with using a group of small combat unmanned aerial vehicles

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (S) ◽  
pp. 245-255
Author(s):  
Mamuka Ya. ZOIDZE ◽  
Givi O. SANADZE ◽  
Oleksandr V. KRAKHMALYOV ◽  
Olena I. ZINCHENKO ◽  
Vitalii O. BRUSENTSEV
Keyword(s):  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
High Capacity ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Development Trends ◽  
Nano Technology ◽  
Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Aerial Vehicle ◽  
Intelligent Methods

The article discusses the features of small unmanned aerial vehicles, perspectives, directions for the development of unmanned aerial vehicles with integrated combat units. The development trends of unmanned aerial vehicles indicate the direction of the use of the unmanned aerial vehicle in the group of small unmanned aerial vehicles operating on the principle of autonomous management. The main problems are related to solving management and groupwork tasks in the group, which leads to the use of group intelligence methods. The possibilities of group use of unmanned aerial vehicles are analyzed. One of the main goals of small drone technology is to create energy sources with high energy capacity and power. The exchange of information within a group of unmanned aerial vehicles requires the use of group-based intelligent methods based on self-organized decentralized management. Such methods are based on the self-organization of movement and communication in a group of insects, fish or birds. The analysis shows that the development trends of small-scale drones are primarily driven by advances in micro and nano technology, new approaches to aerodynamics and management, the creation of high-capacity power supplies and engines, creating autonomous micro and nano systems for navigation and communication using agreed integrated concepts. The direction of new technologies for use in the group of small unmanned aerial vehicles based on the principle of autonomous control is revealed. An algorithm for organizing interaction in a group of unmanned aerial vehicles is presented and the relevant tasks are discussed.

scholarly journals New Technologies for Air Traffic Security

2008 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 95-112
Author(s):  
Leszek Loroch ◽  
Andrzej Żyluk
Keyword(s):  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Technical Condition ◽  
Air Traffic ◽  
Technological Support ◽  
Sense And Avoid ◽  
Ground Support ◽  
Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Traffic Security ◽  
Effective Operation

New Technologies for Air Traffic Security Security of increasing intensity of air traffic requires significant technological support. In Europe, the dynamics of this phenomenon will be additionally stimulated by implementation of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) into the air traffic. For effective operation of aircraft fleet it is necessary to employ new on-board diagnostic devices and flight recorders in order to evaluate technical condition of aircraft's instrumentation. Reducing the pilots' workload requires the development of new integrated digital avionics. On the other hand, in order to make the air traffic more secure, it is necessary to develop "sense and avoid" systems not only for UAVs, but for piloted aircraft, as well. On-ground support requires the effective airport/airfield protection and keeping airfield pavements well-maintained and safe.

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