scholarly journals Planning the future of smart cities with swarms of fully autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles using a novel framework

IEEE Access ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
Kaya Kuru
Keyword(s):  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Aerial Vehicles ◽  
The Future

SUAV WARFARE IN THE NEXT DECADE

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 103-110
Author(s):  
Rodríguez YAGO
Keyword(s):  
System Design ◽  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Aerial Vehicles ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Way

Abstract: In this document we have focused on researching the so-called "Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles" in order to find out what their main characteristics are and how they may affect the way we fight in the future. To achieve our goal, we have established several subjects relevant to any fighting system: design, manufacturing, tactical capabilities, logistics, recent experiences. After analyzing them we have come to a series of conclusions.

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Smart Cities

2021 ◽  
pp. 444-477
Author(s):  
Tetiana Shmelova ◽  
Vitalii Lazorenko ◽  
Oleksandr Burlaka
Keyword(s):  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Aerial Photography ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
First Aid ◽  
Mathematical Methods ◽  
Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Area Monitoring ◽  
The City ◽  
Navigation Information ◽  
Estimation Of Risk

In this chapter, the authors are presenting opportunities for the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) in town. Methods for the optimization of flight routes of UAVs in the dependence of target tasks in the city are presented, for example, area monitoring; search and rescue operations; retransmission of communication (in places, where the antenna coverage cannot be set due to terrain specifications); organization of logistics as the safe, cheap, and fast transportation method of goods; for aerial photography, for controlling traffic; for the provision of the first aid to people in emergencies; unmanned taxi. It is done using air navigation information and mathematical methods. Authors suggest dynamic programming methods, GRID analyses, expert judgment method, and fuzzy-logic methods for estimation of risk/safety of flights in the city. Optimization of flows and flexible redistribution of UAV routes in multilevel airspace is provided according to air navigation requirements and standards.

scholarly journals Methodological Ambiguity and Inconsistency Constrain Unmanned Aerial Vehicles as A Silver Bullet for Monitoring Ecological Restoration

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 1180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Todd M. Buters ◽  
Philip W. Bateman ◽  
Todd Robinson ◽  
David Belton ◽  
Kingsley W. Dixon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Ecological Restoration ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Ecological Monitoring ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
Strong Positive Correlation ◽  
Aerial Vehicles ◽  
The Future ◽  
Thermal Cameras

The last decade has seen an exponential increase in the application of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to ecological monitoring research, though with little standardisation or comparability in methodological approaches and research aims. We reviewed the international peer-reviewed literature in order to explore the potential limitations on the feasibility of UAV-use in the monitoring of ecological restoration, and examined how they might be mitigated to maximise the quality, reliability and comparability of UAV-generated data. We found little evidence of translational research applying UAV-based approaches to ecological restoration, with less than 7% of 2133 published UAV monitoring studies centred around ecological restoration. Of the 48 studies, > 65% had been published in the three years preceding this study. Where studies utilised UAVs for rehabilitation or restoration applications, there was a strong propensity for single-sensor monitoring using commercially available RPAs fitted with the modest-resolution RGB sensors available. There was a strong positive correlation between the use of complex and expensive sensors (e.g., LiDAR, thermal cameras, hyperspectral sensors) and the complexity of chosen image classification techniques (e.g., machine learning), suggesting that cost remains a primary constraint to the wide application of multiple or complex sensors in UAV-based research. We propose that if UAV-acquired data are to represent the future of ecological monitoring, research requires a) consistency in the proven application of different platforms and sensors to the monitoring of target landforms, organisms and ecosystems, underpinned by clearly articulated monitoring goals and outcomes; b) optimization of data analysis techniques and the manner in which data are reported, undertaken in cross-disciplinary partnership with fields such as bioinformatics and machine learning; and c) the development of sound, reasonable and multi-laterally homogenous regulatory and policy framework supporting the application of UAVs to the large-scale and potentially trans-disciplinary ecological applications of the future.

scholarly journals New ‘Foucauldian Boomerangs’: Drones and Urban Surveillance

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ole B. Jensen
Keyword(s):  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Michel Foucault ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Surveillance Studies ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Historical Importance ◽  
The Future ◽  
Police Forces ◽  
Urban Police

This paper uses the metaphor of ‘boomerangs’ articulated by Michel Foucault to discuss the potential for drones to become the ‘next layer’ of urban surveillance in our cities. Like earlier Western technologies and techniques of government that were ‘tested out’ in foreign warzones and then ‘brought back’ to urban centres (the helicopter and its utilization in Vietnam and its return to urban police forces is a clear illustration hereof), contemporary unmanned aerial vehicles hold the potential to act as proverbial ‘Foucauldian boomerangs’ and return from warzones in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Pakistan to Western cities. The paper explores how a nexus of Surveillance Studies and mobilities research may be a fruitful way into comprehending this new phenomenon. En route the practical applications of drones as well as the historical importance of aerial power are connected to a situational understanding of mobilities. The paper points at a number of challenges for the future and should be understood as a first tentative attempt to set this on the research agenda.

scholarly journals Integrating Cognitive Radio with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: An Overview

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 830
Author(s):  
Guilherme Marcel Dias Santana ◽  
Rogers Silva de Cristo ◽  
Kalinka Regina Lucas Jaquie Castelo Branco
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Radio ◽  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Real Data ◽  
Base Stations ◽  
Communication Performance ◽  
Transmission Frequency ◽  
Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Future Challenges

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) demand technologies so they can not only fly autonomously, but also communicate with base stations, flight controllers, computers, devices, or even other UAVs. Still, UAVs usually operate within unlicensed spectrum bands, competing against the increasing number of mobile devices and other wireless networks. Combining UAVs with Cognitive Radio (CR) may increase their general communication performance, thus allowing them to execute missions where the conventional UAVs face limitations. CR provides a smart wireless communication which, instead of using a transmission frequency defined in the hardware, uses software transmission. CR smartly uses free transmission channels and/or chooses them according to application’s requirements. Moreover, CR is considered a key enabler for deploying technologies that require high connectivity, such as Smart Cities, 5G, Internet of Things (IoT), and the Internet of Flying Things (IoFT). This paper presents an overview on the field of CR for UAV communications and its state-of-the-art, testbed alternatives for real data experiments, as well as specifications to build a simple and low-cost testbed, and indicates key opportunities and future challenges in the field.

Turkish UAV capabilities as a new competitor in the market

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 183-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sinem Kahvecioglu ◽  
Hakan Oktal
Keyword(s):  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Historical Development ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Aerial Vehicles ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Status ◽  
Recent Developments

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the main Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) projects proceeded by Turkey and to reveal the future targets and the status of Turkey among the countries securing enhanced UAV experience. Design/methodology/approach – The historical development and the future of the UAV systems are analyzed by using the roadmaps, and reports about the UAV market. Findings – It is found that the development and the production of indigineous UAV systems/subsystems will reduce the costs, and enable Turkey to be independent with respect to when, where, and how to use its own UAV systems. Originality/value – This study provides historical context for recent developments in UAV sector in Turkey and presents some proposals for the future of the market.

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