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Autonomous systems thermographic NDT of composite structures [PDF]

, 2019
Transient thermography is a method used successfully in the evaluation of composite materials and aerospace structures. It has the capacity to deliver both qualitative and quantitative results about hidden defects or features in a composite structure ...
Avdelidis, N. P., Deane, S., Ibarra-Castanedo, C., Maldague, X. P. V., Tsourdos, A., Tzitzilonis, V., Williamson, A., Yazdani Nezhad, H., Zhang, H.   +8 more
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Law and Infrastructure: Reliability, Automation Transition, and Irregularities of “U‐Space”

Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The European Union (EU) is making regulatory efforts to allow for the safe integration of drones into civilian airspace through automated means. Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/664 concerning unmanned traffic management (a system referred to as “U‐Space”) furthers that commitment. Accordingly, drone operators must avail themselves
Samar Abbas Nawaz
wiley   +1 more source

Regulating Autonomous Weapon Systems: Searching for African Solutions to Regional and Global Problems

Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Lethal autonomous weapon systems (LAWS), while offering strategic advantages in warfare, pose significant ethical, legal, and security risks, especially for countries in the Global South. This article examines how a philosophical perspective, rooted in African ethical and political thought, can enrich regional and global debates on regulating ...
Ezenwa E. Olumba, Samuel Oyewole, Christopher Isike, Tony Onazi Oche   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Estimating Drone Visual Line-of-Sight Distance Using Machine Learning Approaches

Aerospace
In this study, we conducted flight tests to establish a clear standard for the visual line-of-sight (VLOS) distance of drones using machine learning models, as outlined in the Aviation Safety Act. Various machine learning models were applied and compared
Gyoubeom Kim, Inje Cho, Junghoi Jin, Keecheon Kim, Shinui Kim, Heejeong Choi   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

An unmanned aircraft system for maritime operations

International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, 2018
Unmanned air systems are becoming ever more important in modern societies but raise a number of unresolved problems. There are legal issues with the operation of these vehicles in nonsegregated airspace, and a pressing requirement to solve these issues ...
Mario Monteiro Marques, Victor Lobo, R Batista, J Oliveira, A Pedro Aguiar, J Estrela Silva, J Borges de Sousa, Maria de Fátima Nunes, Ricardo Adriano Ribeiro, Alexandre Bernardino, Jorge Salvador Marques   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Developing an Adaptable NextGen Interface for the UAS Ground Control Station [PDF]

Presently a significant number of unmanned aircraft are not included in the existing National Airspace System surveillance system. This is due to many reasons including an inability to carry Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast equipment for weight
Carniol, Ted, Jovic, Srba, Kotegawa, Tatsuya, Murphy, James R., Otto, Neil   +4 more
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Using unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) to improve access to blood in low‐ and middle‐income countries: Current challenges and opportunities

Vox Sanguinis, EarlyView.
Abstract Blood transfusion is life‐saving for patients in emergencies, but low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs) often face a severe shortage of banked blood. Establishing blood banks in rural areas presents substantial logistical and economic challenges for many LMICs.
Suvro Sankha Datta, Ritwick Mondal, Shramana Deb, Giuseppe Tortora, Angela Pirri   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Artificial intelligence‐powered plant phenomics: Progress, challenges, and opportunities

The Plant Phenome Journal, Volume 9, Issue 1, December 2026.
Abstract Artificial intelligence (AI), a key driver of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, is being rapidly integrated into plant phenomics to automate sensing, accelerate data analysis, and support decision‐making in phenomic prediction and genomic selection.
Xu Wang, Daeun Choi, Damian Adams, Jaehyun Ahn, Kelly Balmant, Raquel Dias, Carlos D. Messina, Rafael Muñoz‐Carpena, Vance M. Whitaker, Haipeng Yu, Ziwen Yu, Chang Zhao, Changying Li   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Galileo and EGNOS as an asset for UTM safety and security [PDF]

, 2019
GAUSS (Galileo-EGNOS as an Asset for UTM Safety and Security) is a H2020 project1 that aims at designing and developing high performance positioning systems for drones within the U-Space framework focusing on UAS (Unmanned Aircraft System) VLL (Very Low ...
Andrade-Cetto, Juan, Capitan, Carlos, Dontas, Ioannis, Jia, Huamin, Jimenez, Adrian, Kostaridis, Antonis, Oliveres, Enric, Tesfai, Ivan   +7 more
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Scene Investigation from the Sky: Current and Future Uses of Unoccupied Aerial Systems in Forensic Investigations

WIREs Forensic Science, Volume 8, Issue 2, June 2026.
Police drone technology could be utilized to support forensic scene investigations. If the challenges of implementing new technologies can be overcome, drones could improve operational efficiency, interpretation issues and add investigative value in the courtroom. ABSTRACT Unoccupied aerial systems (UAS; otherwise known as Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles (UAV)
Clare Barrett, Sébastien Moret, Denis Werner   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source