scholarly journals Towards Self-Aware Multirotor Formations

Computers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis Kaiser ◽  
Veronika Lesch ◽  
Julian Rothe ◽  
Michael Strohmeier ◽  
Florian Spieß ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Dynamic Behavior ◽  
The Self ◽  
General Category ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Air Space ◽  
Multiple Scenarios ◽  
Lead Vehicle ◽  
The Way

In the present day, unmanned aerial vehicles become seemingly more popular every year, but, without regulation of the increasing number of these vehicles, the air space could become chaotic and uncontrollable. In this work, a framework is proposed to combine self-aware computing with multirotor formations to address this problem. The self-awareness is envisioned to improve the dynamic behavior of multirotors. The formation scheme that is implemented is called platooning, which arranges vehicles in a string behind the lead vehicle and is proposed to bring order into chaotic air space. Since multirotors define a general category of unmanned aerial vehicles, the focus of this thesis are quadcopters, platforms with four rotors. A modification for the LRA-M self-awareness loop is proposed and named Platooning Awareness. The implemented framework is able to offer two flight modes that enable waypoint following and the self-awareness module to find a path through scenarios, where obstacles are present on the way, onto a goal position. The evaluation of this work shows that the proposed framework is able to use self-awareness to learn about its environment, avoid obstacles, and can successfully move a platoon of drones through multiple scenarios.

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.

The Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

2021 ◽  
pp. 810-826
Author(s):  
Aleksandar Erceg ◽  
Zafer Kilic
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Economic Impact ◽  
Industrial Sectors ◽  
Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Production Cycles ◽  
New Jobs ◽  
The Way

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are present in our lives, and although they are mostly connected to military purposes, they are becoming more present in the commercial and civilian sector. Possible applications of UAVs in the commercial and civilian sector will open new possibilities for further research and development of UAVs. This movement can bring new investment and new jobs, but at the same time, it will influence the way some activities are being done now. The use of UAVs brings savings in the production cycles and improve current operations in various industrial sectors. The chapter gives a definition and explains different types and potential applications of unmanned aerial vehicles in the word as well as the potential economic impact of their development and use. In the second part, the chapter analyzes the application of drones in Turkey and Croatia. Although different in terms of their size and the number of inhabitants, both countries are at the same level in relation to UAV application. Applications in both countries are compared, and after that, a conclusion is drawn.

Pride, Virtue, and Self-Hood: A Reconstruction of Hume1

1992 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pauline Chazan
Keyword(s):  
The Self ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Moral Self ◽  
Moral Domain ◽  
Self Knowledge ◽  
The Way

Hume’s account of how the self enters the moral domain and comes to a consciousness of itself as a moral being is one which he superimposes upon his Treatise account of the constitution of the non-metaphysical self. This primordial self is for Hume constructed out of the passions of pride and humility which are themselves in tum constructed out of certain feelings of pain and pleasure, these feelings being worked on by memory and imagination, and converted back and forth into series of ideas and impressions. In presenting this account of the way in which we achieve a coherent self-awareness and self-knowledge such that we ‘know our own force’ (T 597), Hurne in fact employs a radical psychology which he must discard once the moral self comes into view. The use Hume makes of this psychology has gone unnoticed in the literature, but once we understand its implications we will be able to dispel the confusion that some have found in his story.

scholarly journals Autonomous trajectory following for an UAV based on computer vision

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-56
Author(s):  
Jorge Daniel Gallo Sanabria ◽  
Paula Andrea Mozuca Tamayo ◽  
Rafael Iván Rincón Fonseca
Keyword(s):  
Computer Vision ◽  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Simple Algorithm ◽  
Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Package Delivery ◽  
Trajectory Following ◽  
The Way

The trajectory following performed by unmanned aerial vehicles has several advantages that can be taken to several applications, going from package delivery to agriculture. However, this involves several challenges depending on the way the following is performed, particularly in the case of trajectory following by using computer vision. In here we will show the design, the simulation and the implementation of a simple algorithm for trajectory following by using computer vision, this algorithm will be executed on a drone that will arrive into a wished point.

The Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

2019 ◽  
pp. 64-85
Author(s):  
Aleksandar Erceg ◽  
Zafer Kilic
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Economic Impact ◽  
Industrial Sectors ◽  
Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Production Cycles ◽  
New Jobs ◽  
The Way

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are present in our lives, and although they are mostly connected to military purposes, they are becoming more present in the commercial and civilian sector. Possible applications of UAVs in the commercial and civilian sector will open new possibilities for further research and development of UAVs. This movement can bring new investment and new jobs, but at the same time, it will influence the way some activities are being done now. The use of UAVs brings savings in the production cycles and improve current operations in various industrial sectors. The chapter gives a definition and explains different types and potential applications of unmanned aerial vehicles in the word as well as the potential economic impact of their development and use. In the second part, the chapter analyzes the application of drones in Turkey and Croatia. Although different in terms of their size and the number of inhabitants, both countries are at the same level in relation to UAV application. Applications in both countries are compared, and after that, a conclusion is drawn.

LEGAL ASPECTS OF USING UAVs FOR AIR OPERATIONS WITHIN THE RESPONSIBILITY REGION OF FIR WARSZAWA

2018 ◽  
Vol 145 (1) ◽  
pp. 139-154
Author(s):  
Piotr Romanowski ◽  
Zbigniew Lewandowski
Keyword(s):  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Legal Aspects ◽  
Final Part ◽  
Legal Regulations ◽  
Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Air Space ◽  
Legal Consequences ◽  
Different Parts

The paper describes currently binding legal regulations for execution of flights by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) of particular categories. The division of the air space in the Warsaw’s flight information region (FIR) including consideration of possibilities for flights with the use of UAVs in different parts of this space is also presented. The final part of the paper provides information on legal consequences after violation of binding law regulations relating to the performance of flights by the UAVs.

scholarly journals Countering UAVs – the Mover of Research in Military Technology

2018 ◽  
Vol 68 (5) ◽  
pp. 460-466 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miroslav Kratky ◽  
Jan Farlik
Keyword(s):  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Human Activities ◽  
Military Technology ◽  
Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Defence Industry ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Air Space ◽  
Technical Issues ◽  
Scientific Fields

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are massively seeping into a wide range of human activities. Along with other remotely controlled or automatic devices, they have entered many aspects of human activities and industry. While the majority of researchers have been working on the construction, deployment and non-military use of UAVs, the protection against UAVs remained on the edge of their interest. Nowadays, the situation is rapidly changing. The risk of misuse of UAVs by criminals, guerrillas or terrorists has compelled authorities, scientists and defence industry to face this threat. Organisations have launched crucial infrastructure defence programs to cope with UAV threat. To solve this problem, it is necessary to develop disciplines improving the air space surveillance and UAVs elimination techniques. The substantial aspects of the UAVs detection and elimination were analysed, being supported by a number of conferences, workshops and journals articles. The contribution of the study in the Counter–UAV area consists particularly in generalisation and evaluation of the main technical issues. The aim of this paper is to emphasise the importance of developing new scientific fields for countering UAVs, and hence it is directed firstly on the scientific audience.

scholarly journals Practical Role of Philosophy in Sport: Case of Philosophical Consultation

2019 ◽  
Vol 83 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-25
Author(s):  
Lukáš Mareš
Keyword(s):  
Textual Analysis ◽  
Academic Career ◽  
Critical Evaluation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Care Of The Self ◽  
Way Of Thinking ◽  
The Way

AbstractThe process of philosophical questioning has the power to form not only our way of thinking, but also the way we live. Both my sporting and academic career have made me think about the importance of asking good questions and undergoing the process of answering them. I decided to create a profession of philosophical consultation in sport which works with athletes and coaches of various ages. Consultants and athletes (clients) engage in a dialogue about important and interesting questions/topics in client’s life. This dialogical process is called philosophical consultation. It focuses on critical evaluation and development of client’s thinking, self-cognition, and attitudes/worldviews. Philosophical consultation helps athletes and coaches to look for their identity and achieve better self-awareness. It can be argued that consultation offers what Patočka calls the “care of the soul” (epimeleia peri tês psychês) or what Foucault calls the “care of the self” (epimeleia heautou), which are based on Socrates’ kind of philosophizing. It helps to achieve ancient ideals of kalokagathia and gnôthi seauton. The potential of using philosophy in sport hasn’t been fully discovered. Philosophical consultation is presented as a process of self-cognition and inner development. It has the potential to influence the care for well-being of athletes and coaches.I aim to explore the practical role of philosophy in sport. I will present possible connections between philosophy and sport and the historical predecessors of the concept of philosophical consultancy in sport. As well, we will discuss what philosophical consultancy is, how philosophical consultant works, and finally what are the challenges in bringing philosophical consultation into sport. Methods that are used in this interdisciplinary article are critical textual analysis, description, and interpretation of data.

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