Responses of turkey vultures to unmanned aircraft systems vary by platform. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2021 A challenge that conservation practitioners face is manipulating behavior of nuisance species. The turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) can cause substantial damage to aircraft if struck.
Pfeiffer MB +7 more
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Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UASs): Current State, Emerging Technologies, and Future Trends
DronesUnmanned aircraft, commonly referred to as drones, represent a valuable alternative for various operational tasks due to their versatility, flexibility, cost-effectiveness, and reusability.
Gennaro Ariante, Giuseppe Del Core
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Unmanned aircraft systems as a new source of disturbance for wildlife: A systematic review. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2017 The use of small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS; also known as “drones”) for professional and personal-leisure use is increasing enormously. UAS operate at low altitudes (
Mulero-Pázmány M +5 more
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Environmental and Sensor Integration Influences on Temperature Measurements by Rotary-Wing Unmanned Aircraft Systems. [PDF]
Sensors (Basel), 2019 Obtaining thermodynamic measurements using rotary-wing unmanned aircraft systems (rwUAS) requires several considerations for mitigating biases from the aircraft and its environment.
Greene BR +4 more
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Automated detection and enumeration of marine wildlife using unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and thermal imagery. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2017 Estimating animal populations is critical for wildlife management. Aerial surveys are used for generating population estimates, but can be hampered by cost, logistical complexity, and human risk.
Seymour AC +4 more
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Airspace Geofencing and Flight Planning for Low-Altitude, Urban, Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Applied Sciences, 2022 Airspace geofencing is a key capability for low-altitude Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Traffic Management (UTM). Geofenced airspace volumes can be allocated to safely contain compatible UAS flight operations within a fly-zone (keep-in geofence) and ...
Joseph Kim, E. Atkins
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Communications Standards for Unmanned Aircraft Systems: The 3GPP Perspective and Research Drivers
IEEE Communications Standards Magazine, 2021 An unmanned aircraft system (UAS) consists of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and its controller, which use radios to communicate. While the remote controller (RC) is traditionally operated by a person who is maintaining visual line of sight with the ...
A. S. Abdalla, V. Marojevic
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Ground Risk Assessment for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Based on Dynamic Model
Drones, 2022 Ground risk, as one of the key parameters for assessing risk before an operation, plays an important role in the safety management of unmanned aircraft systems.
Qingyu Jiao +10 more
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A Novel Direct Optimization Framework for Hypersonic Waverider Inverse Design Methods
Aerospace, 2022 Waverider is a hypersonic vehicle that improves the lift-to-drag ratio using the shockwave attached to the leading edge of the lifting surface. Owing to its superior aerodynamic performance, it exhibits a viable external configuration in hypersonic ...
Jiwon Son, Chankyu Son, Kwanjung Yee
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Decision-making for unmanned aerial vehicle operation in icing conditions [PDF]
, 2016 With the increased use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) for civil and commercial applications, there is a strong demand for new regulations and technology that will eventually permit for the integration of UAS in unsegregated airspace.
Armanini, S. F. +4 more
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