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Perception is Everything: Repairing the Image of American Drone Warfare [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
This thesis will trace the United States’ development of unmanned warfare from its initial use in the World Wars through the Cold War to its final maturation in the War on Terror.
Tubbs, Luke
core   +1 more source

Using fly-based signal processing to listen for drone aircraft

open access: yesScilight, 2022
Algorithm adapted from a hoverfly’s vision processing system excels at picking faint signals out of background ...
openaire   +1 more source

Multimodal Locomotion of Soft Robots

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
This review comprehensively surveys recent advances in multimodal locomotion within soft robotics. Typical locomotion modes are summarized and categorized. Furthermore, the underlying mechanisms enabling multimodal locomotion are discussed and classified into three primary categories: active control‐based, reconfiguration‐based, and environment ...
Zihao Yuan   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Wildlife monitoring with drones: A survey of end users

open access: yesWildlife Society Bulletin
Rapid advancements in technology often yield research inquiry into novel applications and drone (i.e., unoccupied aircraft systems or UAS) applications in wildlife management are no exception. We questioned the time lag between drone‐related research and
Raymond B. Iglay   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

STRENGTHENING REGULATION OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT (DRONE) THROUGH LAW

open access: yesIBLAM Law Review, 2021
The development of science and technology has brought the world into the Revolution Industrial 4.0. The Industrial Revolution is marked by artificial intelligence, robotics, ecommerce, nanotechnology, automatic cars, and other innovations. Technological innovations in the world of aviation are unmanned aircraft that have begun to be used for various ...
openaire   +1 more source

Design Challenges to Expand the Functionality of Drones: Deformable Rotorcraft and Nature‐Inspired Flapping Drones

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
This review systematically analyzes deformable drones, including extendable, foldable, and tilting configurations, along with nature‐inspired flapping rotorcraft. By classifying deformation principles and structural mechanisms, design trade‐offs, functional capabilities, and future development potential are highlighted.
Ju‐Hee Lee   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Aerodynamic Optimization Design of Duct Body Structure for Coaxial Rotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

open access: yesInternational Journal of Aerospace Engineering
With the rapid development of vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, urban air traffic has gradually attracted people’s attention. The lift system is a key technology in the composition of vertical takeoff and landing aircraft systems. Due to its compact
Du Siliang, Zha Yi, Zhao Qijun
doaj   +1 more source

Atmospheric turbulence affects noise annoyance from aircraft flyovers

open access: yesActa Acustica
Auralization of outdoor sound propagation has become an important tool for studying noise perception in the contexts of aircraft, wind farm, and drone noise.
Lincke Dorothea   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Functional models from limited data: A parametric and multimodal approach to anatomy and 3D kinematics of feeding in basking sharks (Cetorhinus maximus)

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Basking sharks, Cetorhinus maximus (Gunnerus, Brugden [Squalus maximus], Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter, 1765, vol. 3, pp. 33–49), feed by gaping their mouths and gill slits, greatly reorienting their cranial skeletons to filter food from water.
Tairan Li   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Optimal allocation of defibrillator drones in mountainous regions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Responding to emergencies in Alpine terrain is quite challenging as air ambulances and mountain rescue services are often confronted with logistics challenges and adverse weather conditions that extend the response times required to provide life-saving ...
Hungerländer, Philipp   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

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