Trolley dilemma in the sky: Context matters when civilians and cadets make remotely piloted aircraft decisions

Small Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (drones)

A remotely piloted aircraft system in major incident management: concept and pilot, feasibility study

BACKGROUND Major incidents are complex, dynamic and bewildering task environments characterised by simultaneous, rapidly changing events, uncertainty and ill-structured problems. Efficient management, communication, decision-making and allocation of scarce medical resources at the chaotic scene of a major incident is challenging and often relies on sparse information and data. Communication and...

Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems as a Rhinoceros Anti-Poaching Tool in Africa

Over the last years there has been a massive increase in rhinoceros poaching incidents, with more than two individuals killed per day in South Africa in the first months of 2013. Immediate actions are needed to preserve current populations and the agents involved in their protection are demanding new technologies to increase their efficiency in the field. We assessed the use of remotely piloted...

Global Dynamic Operations Allocation of Remotely Piloted Aircraft among Combatant Commands

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Surface reflectance mapping using interferometric spectral imagery from a remotely piloted aircraft

DASI characteristics: Compactness (pod is ~0.3m W x ~1.2m L), light weight, low power, rugged design, simplicity of operation Achieves spectral discrimination by 2-beam interference Spectral range: 0.45 to 0.80 m m Spectral resolution: ~250 cm-1 (10 nm at 0.65 m m) Cross-track FOV: 11 deg, 240 elements Surface spatial resolution: ~5 m typical Configured for remote operation Analysis: 20 regions...