scholarly journals Multispectral Detection of Commercial Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (7) ◽  
pp. 1517 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Farlik ◽  
Miroslav Kratky ◽  
Josef Casar ◽  
Vadim Stary
Keyword(s):  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Unmanned Vehicles ◽  
Aerial Vehicles ◽  
The World ◽  
Magnetic Spectrum ◽  
Electro Magnetic ◽  
Multispectral Detection ◽  
Basic Prerequisite

The fight against unmanned vehicles is nothing new; however, especially with the arrival of new technologies that are easily accessible for the wider population, new problems are arising. The deployment of small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) by paramilitary organizations during conflicts around the world has become a reality, non-lethal “paparazzi” actions have become a common practice, and it is only a matter of time until the population faces lethal attacks. The basic prerequisite for direct defense against attacking UAVs is their detection. The authors of this paper analysed the possibility of detecting flying aircraft in several different electro-magnetic spectrum bands. Firstly, methods based on calculations and simulations were chosen, and experiments in laboratories and measurements of the exterior were subsequently performed. As a result, values of the radar cross section (RCS), the noise level, the surface temperature, and optical as well as acoustic traces of tested devices were quantified. The outputs obtained from calculated, simulated, and experimentally detected values were found via UAV detection distances using specific sensors working in corresponding parts of the frequency spectrum.

Legality of Use and Challenges of New Technologies in Warfare – the Use of Autonomous Weapons in Contemporary or Future Wars

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 118-131
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Szpak
Keyword(s):  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ◽  
International Security ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
International Humanitarian Law ◽  
Humanitarian Law ◽  
Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Autonomous Weapons ◽  
The World ◽  
The Usa

Along with the rapid development and proliferation of autonomous robotic weapons, machines are beginning to replace people on battlefields. The use by the USA of Predators or Reapers and other unmanned aerial vehicles in Afghanistan, Pakistan and other places in the world clearly signals a distancing of soldiers from their targets. In this article I concentrate on fully autonomous weapons. The theses of the article are as follows: the use of autonomous weapons would be contrary to the basic and fundamental principles of international humanitarian law, such as the principles of distinction and proportionality, and thus illegal. As such, their use would threaten the wellbeing, life and health of civilians and civilian populations. Their use would undermine the whole concept of the rules of war. Still, there are scholars who are of the opinion that prohibiting the use of autonomous weapons would make no sense at all and that the development of such weapons is inevitable and will take place gradually. Their use would be an expression of the technological dimension of international security. As this article will attempt to demonstrate, the drawbacks of the use of autonomous weapons are of such magnitude that they exclude the legality of such devices.

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.

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 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Influence of Troops Leading Procedure

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 155-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Drozd ◽  
Zdeněk Flasar
Keyword(s):  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Modern Technology ◽  
Online Information ◽  
Preparation Time ◽  
Aerial Vehicles ◽  
The World ◽  
Aerial Vehicle ◽  
The Military ◽  
Modern Technologies ◽  
Specific Impact

Abstract Unmanned aerial vehicles, drones and other similar equipment are having a boom nowadays. Moreover, the usage of those modern technologies is also significant within armies. Unmanned aerial vehicles are extensively use within most of the military activities all over the world mainly on the battalion level and above. This paper is focused to discuss the usage of this technology on tactical level, particularly by squad and squad size units. The paper deals mainly with influence of unmanned aerial vehicles on troops leading procedure. The main methods of this paper are outcomes from the realized experiment. It shows on examples specific impact on all steps of the troops leading procedure. The experiment revealed interesting data and some possible conclusion were made. The primarily target of this paper is experience military personnel dealing with this topic. The paper should open broad discussion focused on all steps of troops leading procedure and outline the possible way of troops leading procedure update. Unmanned aerial vehicles, drones and other modern technology providing almost online information to the squad leader could significantly influence all steps of the troop leading procedure, safe preparation time as well as lives of the troops.

scholarly journals The Drones and Issues Connected with Their Use in Contemporary Conflicts

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 305-310
Author(s):  
Richard Stojar
Keyword(s):  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Unmanned Vehicles ◽  
New Wave ◽  
Special Operations ◽  
Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Global Space ◽  
Drone Warfare ◽  
The Military ◽  
Further Development

Abstract The text deals with the development and methods of use of Drones or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in contemporary conflicts or special operations. The contribution tries to present the main advantages of these vehicles as being the main reasons for their current use in armed forces of state as well as non-state actors and their dynamic proliferation in global space in past years. We can observe a new trend in the armed conflict in the last two decades - use of advanced systems of unmanned vehicles in such a range that many military and academic experts talk about a new wave of revolutionary changes in the military affairs. This wave, or we could even talk about militarytechnological breakthrough should lead to imminent use of these systems in contemporary as well as future conflicts which would result in the partial or complex robotization of the battlefield. Specific attention is dedicated to controversies tied to the use of Drones/Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in socalled Drone Warfare and current discussion in the context of cultural or societal dimension of their use and perspectives for further development.

scholarly journals European Air C2 System National Requirements: Case Study of the Slovak Republic

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 249-260
Author(s):  
Miroslav ŽENTEK ◽  
Pavel NEČAS
Keyword(s):  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Air Force ◽  
Slovak Republic ◽  
Human Society ◽  
Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Priority Task ◽  
The World ◽  
The One ◽  
Frequency Intensity

The end of the world bipolar division has reduced the likelihood of a threat of an atomic conflict, but at the same time it has released dormant conflicts. From that time, the phenomena that are not new, but their frequency, intensity, impact on human society have caused a change in the way they are perceived. In this context it is clear, that to ensure the sovereignty of the European airspace and specifically the one of the Slovak Republic, as a member of NATO, is the first priority task of the Air Force missions. To accomplish this, there will be significantly increased the requirements for processes automatization within Air C2 systems, in order to keep the necessary level of interoperability and to utilize and exploit both combat and reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicles.

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.

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